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An Adolescent Client Who Was Diagnosed with Conduct Disorder at the Age

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An adolescent client who was diagnosed with Conduct Disorder at the age of 8 is sentenced to juvenile detention after bringing a gun to school.Which indicates the nurse's understanding of conduct disorder related to this client's situation?


A) Childhood-onset conduct disorder is more severe than the adolescent-onset type,and these individuals likely develop antisocial personality disorder in adulthood.
B) Childhood-onset conduct disorder is caused by a difficult temperament,and the child is likely to outgrow these behaviors by adulthood.
C) Childhood-onset conduct disorder is diagnosed only when behaviors emerge before the age of 5,and therefore improvement is likely.
D) Childhood-onset conduct disorder has no treatment or cure,and children diagnosed with this disorder are likely to develop progressive oppositional defiant disorder.

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