School Dropout and Conduct Disorder in Brazilian Elementary School Students
| Autor: | Joseph Biederman, Mariana Bohns Michalowski, Carla R. Ketzer, Silzá Tramontina, Mariana Eizirik, Luis Augusto Rohde, Silvia S. Martins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Student Dropouts education Ethnic group Child Behavior Disorders Developmental psychology Risk Factors medicine Humans Child Socioeconomic status Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Family Characteristics Medical education Intelligence quotient Public health medicine.disease Cross-cultural studies Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Conduct disorder Absenteeism Female Psychology Brazil |
| Zdroj: | The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 46:941-947 |
| ISSN: | 1497-0015 0706-7437 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/070674370104601006 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To evaluate the association between DSM-IV conduct disorder (CD) and school dropout in a sample of students from the third and fourth elementary grades at state schools in the capital of the southernmost state of Brazil. Methods: In this case-control study, students that dropped out of schools ( n = 44) and a control group who continued attending schools ( n = 44) were assessed for CD and other prevalent mental disorders, using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children, Epidemiological Version (K-SADS-E). Results: The prevalence of DSM-IV CD was significantly higher in the school-dropout group than in control subjects ( P < 0.001), both in the entire sample and in a subsample including only subjects under age 12 years ( P = 0.001). Also, the odds ratio (OR) for school dropout was significantly higher in the presence of DSM-IV CD, even after controlling for potential confounding factors (age, estimated IQ, school repetition, family structure, and income) ( P < 0.01). Conclusion: Our results extend to children and young adolescents previous findings from studies of older adolescents, suggesting an association between school dropout and CD. |
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