2007, Number 3
Otorrinolaringología 2007; 52 (3)
Exploratory study over dissocial dysfunction within infantile population on therapy in Instituto de la Comunicación Humana
Zambrano SE, Mora TJA
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Language: Spanish
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Page: 83-87
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ABSTRACT
Background: Dissocial dysfunction is a repetitive and persistent behavior pattern that conducts to the rest of the people basic rights and suitable basic social rules infringement.Objective: To know dissocial dysfunction percent and its treatment length from dissocial dysfunction diagnosis.
Patients: A random sample of 129 fellows was studied, and it was applied a questionnaire to them parents.
Methods: The questionnaire was used to identify fellows that according to them parents present dissocial dysfunction. Fellows were classified with and without dissocial dysfunction according to DSM-IV definition and its ten approaches.
Results: Study in 129 patients between 4 and 11 years old (94 male [64.8%] y 35 female [35.2%]). From total, 78 patients (53.79%) had dissocial dysfunction: 35.8% male and 17.9% female. Most frecuent behavior, from which caracterize this pathology, was adult arguing (89.7%), followed by severe and frecuent dare to adult orders and requests (80.8%). Treatment length, from diagnosis, was between 7 to 12 months.
Conclusions: These elements allow identifying the dissocial dysfunction as a suffering that affects in decisive form children’s learning. Families with dysfunctional children need help to understand the condition and to learn how to work successfully with them. These children should receive services based on individual necessities.
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