Abstract
Children with Conduct Disorder suffer from aggression and peer difficulties. This study provides an overview of aggression and peer rejection among children with Conduct Disorder worldwide and in Iran. This study is based on researches from library archives specially focused on studies have been done in Iran. First Conduct Disorder, its’ prevalence, subtypes, and other comorbid disorders are explained. Next, studies regarding aggression among aggressive children and children with conduct problems are reviewed. In this part, the social cognitive deficits of these children are presented based on the model of Social Information Processing. The study followed by researches about peer rejection among children with CD. In addition studies of children with CD in Iran were reconsidered.
Highlights
Conduct Disorder (CD) is one of the forms of externalizing disorder listed in DSM-IV-TR category among children and adolescents
This study provides an overview of aggression and peer rejection among children with Conduct Disorder worldwide and in Iran
Finding of one study is reported on observing aggressive behavior among toddlers with the age between 18 to 24 months (Keenan & Shaw, 1994)
Summary
Conduct Disorder (CD) is one of the forms of externalizing disorder listed in DSM-IV-TR category among children and adolescents. Conduct Disorder is one of the most prevalence diagnosed disorder that according to DSM-IV-TR reflects as “repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated” (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). It is reported that this disorder affects between 6% to 16% of boys and 2% to 9% of girls in school-aged children (Pratt et al, 2003). Sarkhel, Sinha, Arora, and DeSarkar (2006) implemented a study in India for the prevalence of CD and reported as 4.58% of boys and 4.5% of girls with CD. It is revealed that between 1300 boys and girls at elementary school children, 17.8% of them affected by behavioral disorders. This study explained that 5% of these children affected from CD. Azadyekta (2011) reported that the prevalence of CD in Tehran/Iran is 10.5% among 2016 Primary school students
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