This is a Graduate course (an elective) so I am looking for someone to please write at that level. This will also have to have a low percentage for Turnitin (20% or less); I run it through Writecheck prior to submitting. I will also need at least 2 references. Thanks.* Attached are this week’s readings.
Forum 2: Antisocial personality disorder is often associated with an individual failing conform to social norms, being impulsive, and deceitful. Taking what you know about anti-social personality disorder discuss the prevalence of this disorder among the general population and the criminal population. Additionally identify the types of crimes these individuals are most likely guilty of committing. Conclude with you identifying and discussing what the best treatment options are for this disorder.
Objectives:
LO1: Summarize the link between mental illness and criminal behavior.
LO2: Debate how mental health issues influence behavior.
LO3: Synthesize the mental health diagnosis of conduct disorder.
Instructions: Each students answer to the question should be between 500-1000 words. A minimum of two references need to be used in the development of your answer.
Attached Reference Material:
Copeland, W., Miller-Johnson, S., Keeler, G., Angold, A, & Costello, J.E. (2007). Childhood psychiatric disorders and young adult crime: A prospective, population-based study. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 164(11) 1668-1675.
Disney, E. R., Elkins, I.J., McGue, M., & Iacono, W. G. (1999). Effects of ADHD, conduct disorder, and gender on substance use and abuse in adolescence. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 156(10) 1515-1521.
Lacourse, E., Baillargeon, R., Dupere, V., Vitaro, F. et al (2010). Two-year predictive validity of conduct disorder subtypes in early adolescence: A latent class analysis of a Canadian longitudinal sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51(12) 1386-1394.
Rifkin,A., Basawaraj, K., Dicker, R., Perl, E. et al. (1997). Lithium treatment of conduct disorders in adolescents. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 154(4), 554-555.
Wile, I.S. (1928, February). The orientation of conduct disorders. Paper presented at the meeting of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatry Association.
Additional Reading
WebMD (n.d.) Mental Health Disorders: Conduct Disorder. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-conduct-disorder?page=2
