Causes Of Conduct Disorder

Other Psychiatric Disorders

Often, individuals diagnosed with conduct disorder typically also have co-occurring other psychiatric disorders. Individuals with depression, anxiety, as well as personality and bipolar disorders, have an increased risk of also developing conduct disorder. Individuals with addiction disorders are also likely to develop conduct disorder. This primarily occurs in individuals who develop it in adolescence. Co-occurring addictive disorders are also more like to appear in females. Other psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder, and intermittent explosive disorder are also risk factors for developing conduct disorder. Individuals with conduct disorder also tend to have learning disorder as well, such as auditory processing disorder (difficulty hearing and interpreting sound), dysgraphia (difficulty writing), and dyscalculia (difficulty understanding and learning math facts).