Interventions for Conduct disorder

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Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • School-based life skills training to build social and emotional competencies
  • Community awareness creation campaign on behavioural and emotional problems
  • Avoid use of alcohol or illicit drugs and smoking during pregnancy
  • Avoiding exposure to physical or sexual abuse or domestic violence,
  • Early treatment of parental substance use disorders or criminal behaviour
  • Behavioural support for good behaviour and skills training to improve social competence in schools
  • Recognition of conduct disorder signs and symptoms
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Home based physiotherapy support including physical exercises
  • Community based Social support for child and family
  • Linkage to education sector to promote access to education
  • Long term psychosocial support and care
  • Parental/care givers skills training programme
Primary Care
  • Provide information to school age children their parents/families and communities at large on conduct disorder including prevention measures
  • Health workers education on conduct disorder, prevention measures and interventions /management
  • Guidance to school age children,their parents/families on improving family interactions and communication among family members
  • Guidance to school children on Avoidance of substance abuse
  • Advice to parents/families/schools on prevention of childhood abuse,
  • Encourage parents/schools to avoid inconsistent discipline to the children
  • Guidance to school age children on moral awareness
  • Guidance to school children on social interactions with peers
  • Unstructured clinical interviews
  • Psychoeducation for patients and caregivers
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Physiotherapy support including physical exercises
  • Speech therapy
  • Social support for the child and family
  • Linkage to education sector to promote access to education
  • Long term psychosocial support and care
  • Parental/care givers skills training programme
Referral Facility: General
  • Health workers training on conduct disorder, prevention measures and interventions /management
  • Information to parents/families and communities at large on conduct disorder including prevention measures
  • Guidance to adolescents, their parents/families on improving family interactions and communication among family members
  • Guidance to adolescents on Avoidance of substance abuse
  • Encourage parents to avoid inconsistent discipline to the adolescents
  • Guidance to adolescents on moral awareness
  • Guidance to adolescents on social interactions with peers
  • Unstructured clinical interviews
  • Structured diagnostic interviews (e.g. Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children/DISC
  • Broad-band rating scales
  • Behavioural observations
  • Treat comorbid conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Group parent training programme
  • Parent and child training programmes
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Physiotherapy support including physical exercises Speech therapy
  • Social support for the child and family
  • Linkage to education sector to promote access to education
  • Long term psychosocial support and care
  • Parental/care givers skills training programme
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Health workers training on conduct disorder, prevention measures and interventions /management
  • Information to parents/families and communities at large on conduct disorder including prevention measures
  • Guidance to adolescents, their parents/families on improving family interactions and communication among family members
  • Guidance to adolescents on Avoidance of substance abuse
  • Encourage parents to avoid inconsistent discipline to the adolescents
  • Guidance to adolescents on moral awareness
  • Guidance to adolescents on social interactions with peers
  • Child Behaviour Checklist
  • Disruptive Behaviour Disorders Rating Scale
  • Health Quality Vanderbilt Assessment Scales.
  • Treat comorbid conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Group parent training programme
  • Parent and child training programmes
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Physiotherapy support including physical exercises
  • Speech therapy
  • Family therapy/counselling to help improve family interactions and communication among family members. Including to children
  • Parent management training (PMT) -Specialized training that teaches parents ways to positively alter their child's behavior in the home.
 
Age Cohort: 12 - 24 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • School-based life skills training to build social and emotional competencies
  • Community awareness creation campaign on behavioural and emotional problems
  • Promote multi sectoral approach to ensure children’s education and opportunities to engage and participate in their communities.
  • Avoid use of alcohol or illicit drugs and smoking during pregnancy
  • Avoiding exposure to physical or sexual abuse or domestic violence
  • Early treatment of parental substance use disorders or criminal behaviour
  • Behavioural support for good behaviour and skills training to improve social competence in schools
  • Recognition signs and symptoms of conduct disorder
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Home based physiotherapy support including physical exercises
  • Community based Social support for child and family
  • Linkage to education sector to promote access to education
  • Long term psychosocial support and care
  • Parental/care givers skills training programme
Primary Care
  • Provide Information to adolescents, parents/families and communities at large on conduct disorder including prevention measures
  • Health workers education on conduct disorder, prevention measures and interventions /management
  • Guidance to adolescents, their parents/families on improving family interactions and communication among family members
  • Guidance to adolescents on Avoidance of substance abuse
  • Encourage parents to avoid inconsistent discipline to the adolescents
  • Guidance to adolescents on moral awareness
  • Guidance to adolescents on social interactions with peers
  • Unstructured clinical interviews
  • Psychoeducation for patients and caregivers
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Physiotherapy support including physical exercises
  • Speech therapy
  • Social support for the child and family
  • Linkage to education sector to promote access to education
  • Long term psychosocial support and care
  • Parental/care givers skills training programme
Referral Facility: General
  • Information to adolescents, their parents/families on conduct disorder including prevention measures
  • Health workers Training on conduct disorder, prevention measures and management
  • Guidance to adolescents, their parents/families on improving family interactions and communication among family members
  • Guidance to adolescents on Avoidance of substance abuse
  • Encourage parents to avoid inconsistent discipline to the adolescents
  • Guidance to adolescents on moral awareness
  • Guidance to adolescents on social interactions with peers
  • Unstructured clinical interviews
  • Structured diagnostic interviews (e.g. Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children/DISC
  • Broad-band rating scales
  • Behavioural observations
  • Treat comorbid conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Group parent training programme
  • Parent and child training programmes
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Physiotherapy including physical exercises
  • Speech therapy
  • Educational therapies/structured educational programs/skills training
  • Linkage to other relevant sectors for economic support/empowerment
  • Parental/care givers skills training programmes
  • Psychological and psychosocial support to parents and families
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Health workers Training on conduct disorder, prevention measures and management
  • Information to adolescents their parents/families on conduct disorder including prevention measures
  • Guidance to adolescents, their parents/families on improving family interactions and communication among family members
  • Guidance to adolescents on Avoidance of substance abuse
  • Encourage parents to avoid inconsistent discipline to the adolescents
  • Guidance to adolescents on moral awareness
  • Guidance to adolescents on social interactions with peers
  • Child Behaviour Checklist
  • Disruptive Behaviour Disorders Rating Scale
  • Quality Vanderbilt Assessment Scales
  • Treat comorbid conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Group parent training programme
  • Parent and child training programmes
  • Referral for specialized mental health and other needed services
  • Physiotherapy support including physical exercises
  • Speech therapy
  • Educational therapies/structured educational programs/skills training
  • Linkage to other relevant sectors for economic support/empowerment
  • Parental/care givers skills training programmes
  • Psychological and psychosocial support to parents and families