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Autonomic responses in boys with externalizing disorders.

S C Herpertz1, B Mueller, B Wenning

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Rostock University, Germany. sabine.herpertz@med.uni-rostock.de

Journal of Neural Transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)
|October 3, 2003
PubMed
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Conduct disorder (CD) in boys, with or without attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is linked to psychophysiological hyporesponsiveness, indicating a higher risk for antisocial behavior development.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Child Psychiatry

Background:

  • Autonomous hyporesponsiveness in children is a potential predictor of future antisocial behavior.
  • Externalizing disorders are associated with an increased risk of later-life antisocial behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess psychophysiological measurements in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), and comorbid ADHD+CD, compared to controls.
  • To investigate the relationship between these disorders and antisocial behavior risk.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed arousal measures and electrodermal responses to orienting and startling stimuli in 8-13 year old boys.
  • Included groups diagnosed with ADHD, CD, ADHD+CD, and healthy controls.
  • Recorded eyeblink response to startling stimuli.

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Main Results:

  • Children with CD and ADHD+CD exhibited diminished electrodermal responses and faster habituation across paradigms.
  • This pattern differed significantly from children with ADHD alone and control groups.

Conclusions:

  • Boys with CD, regardless of ADHD comorbidity, displayed a response pattern similar to antisocial adults.
  • Conduct disorder significantly elevates the risk for antisocial development, even when co-occurring with ADHD.