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Prevention of Conduct Disorders at the Community Level

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

M. Stanković
Affiliation:
Health centar-Nis, Department for Child and adolescent psychiatry, Nis, Serbia
L. Milosavljević
Affiliation:
Health centar-Nis, Department for Child and adolescent psychiatry, Nis, Serbia

Abstract

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Introduction

Epidemiological data indicate that 30% to 50% of young people contact the child psychiatrist for behavioral disorders problems. Protective factors research that reduce the risk of conduct disorders are just as important as the research of risk factors. The aim of this work is to introduce the preventive factors in the reduction of conduct disorders, including 4 domains: individual, family, school and community. The emphasis is placed on preventive factors at the community level, which are covered by the national, state and local policies that support programs oriented towards children and young people. Good infrastructural community support enable young people to participate in activities where they have opportunities to make choices, make decisions and share responsibility. These experiences help young people to develop new skills, increase their self-confidence and make the difference, while such programs help adults to create a basis for understanding and working together with young and engaged people.

Conclusion

The interest in the behavior of young people and their perspective creates a culture of care for young people instead of a culture of ignoring or even marking behavior among young people as deviant and antagonistic, which has a significant preventive effect on the development of behavior disorder.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-poster walk: Child and adolescent psychiatry–Part 3
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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