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- Title
School dropout and conduct disorder in Brazilian elementary school students.
- Authors
Tramontina, Silzá; Martins, Silvia; Michalowski, Mariana B.; Ketzer, Carla R.; Eizirik, Mariana; Biederman, Joseph; Rohde, Luis A.; Tramontina, S; Martins, S; Michalowski, M B; Ketzer, C R; Eizirik, M; Biederman, J; Rohde, L A
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>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.<bold>Methods: </bold>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).<bold>Results: </bold>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).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Our results extend to children and young adolescents previous findings from studies of older adolescents, suggesting an association between school dropout and CD.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CONDUCT disorders in children; SCHOOL children; SCHOOL dropouts; COMPARATIVE studies; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; FAMILIES; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RESEARCH; ETHNOLOGY research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EVALUATION research; CROSS-sectional method; DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2001, Vol 46, Issue 10, p941
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/070674370104601006