An adolescent client who was diagnosed with conduct disorder at the age of 8 years is sentenced to juvenile detention after bringing a gun to school. Which statement 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 years; 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 ODD.
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