¶ … treatment modalities for conduct disordered adolescent males has primarily been focused on comorbidity. Adolescent males with conduct disorder typically receive individual and family therapy, but when overt behaviors are extreme, pharmacotherapy may supplant insight-based therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and social skills training are complementary approaches to intervention. Using an experimental approach, this study examines the impact of combined intervention approaches on perceived and observed improvement in the expression of problem behavior and life change strategies of adolescent males with conduct disorder.
Adolescents, across the board, experience a range of emotions. Negative impacts of these emotions include struggling with acceptance, self-esteem, isolation, confusion, anxiety, and depression, which can also be a result of instability at home (Searight, et al., 2001). In addition to these social effects, many adolescents experience a distorted perception of reality (Searight, et al., 2001). On occasion, this distortion may cause them to make poor choices, which demonstrates an "acting-out" behavior (Searight, et al., 2001). All of these behavior conditions can lead to a diagnosis of Conduct Disorder (CD) (Searight, et al., 2001). A diagnosis of CD is based on DSMR-IV_TR criteria, which include the presence of aggressive conduct, non-aggressive conduct, deceitfulness, theft, severe violations of rules, and difficulty responding appropriately to negative experiences (Searight, et al., 2001).
Many types of interventions and treatment modes have been applied to the therapeutic challenge of assisting adolescent males with CD (Searight, et al., 2001). This research proposal, addresses two of these therapeutic processes: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy. The research compares these intervention types, each of which is considered best practice when working with individual adolescent males between the ages of 14-16 who exhibit conduct disorder.
Problem Statement
Research shows that various therapeutic modes and methods can positively impact the expression of problem behaviors and the disordered thinking of patients with CD. However, there is a dearth of research that demonstrates the effectiveness of combined therapeutic approaches with adolescent males with CD. Therapeutic interventions that address the expression of problem behavior in social settings, that provide methodical approaches to altering patients' destructive thinking, and pharmacological support for mood lability have been utilized by therapists in clinical settings -- however, these interventions...
Treatment of Conduct Disorder in CBT in Combination With CBT and Fluoxetine In the first paper, this author discussed therapeutic processes (cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and pharmacotherapy) which could be employed as the best practices when working with individual adolescent males between the ages of 14-16 who exhibit conduct disorder. Since the approach previously centered around individuals, it would seem to be prudent to explore what type of group treatment modes
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