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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
Learning Disorders, cont.
• Four Major Categories
– Reading Disorders
– Mathematics Disorders
– Disorders of Written Expression
–LD –NOS
• LD’s are neither intelligence based nor
impairments of the senses
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
(adapted from DSM IV-TR, 2000)
• Diagnostic Features:
– A recurrent pattern of negativistic, hostile &
defiant behavior
– lasting 6 months or more
– Disturbance in behavior causes clinically
significant impairment in:
–Social
– Academic or
– Occupational functioning
Conduct Disorder
• May have prior diagnosis of Oppositional
Defiant Disorder (ODD)
• Early onset of Substance Use
– increased risk of continued SU
– continuation of and potential increase in
antisocial behavior
– profit driven drug dealing
– more substance-related symptoms
Conduct Disorder, cont.
• Aggression
– High correlation to substance abuse
• Polysubstance abuse, males
– Direct pharmacological effects of the
substances
– Disinhibition
– Other co-existing disorders, e.g. bipolar
disorder
• Over 18 may consider Anti-Social PD
Most Commonly Diagnosed Cooccurring
Mental Disorders Include:
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Conduct Disorder
• Mood Disorders
• Specific Anxiety Disorders
• Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
• Learning Disorders*
Relationship between
Conduct Disorder, ADHD, SUD
• Impulsivity may produce poorer social
choices
– Behavior
– Deviant peers
• Self-medication
• Reflect type of brain functioning with high
reinforcement from certain psychoactive
agents
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