ABSTRACT
Children and adolescents labeled conduct disordered (CD) are the most frequently diagnosed referral to residential treatment. Conduct-disordered youth do not trust adults. They have difficulty with impulse control, reality testing, and emotional decoding. Most have never experienced affection and stable family relations. They are disturbed and disturbing because they disregard the rights of others and societal norms. They also display antisocial behaviors, such as aggressiveness, lying, stealing, manipulation, and callousness. Attention deficit hyperactive disorder is a common comorbidity (Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group, 1992). This chapter is based upon the data collected by using the Psychosocial Assessment profile as outlined in Chapter 3. This case study explicitly describes the integrative residential treatment techniques utilized to stabilize and treat a teenage male whose presenting problems are quite representative of the conduct-disordered youngster.
