Debate: ‘A rose by any other name’ would smell as sweet – myths peddled about the ills of diagnosing conduct disorders

Stephen Scott

doi:10.1111/camh.12589

Debate: ‘A rose by any other name’ would smell as sweet – myths peddled about the ills of diagnosing conduct disorders

Stephen Scott^*

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

King's College London

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Abstract

Using a diagnosis of ODD/CD enables the clinician to apply a huge amount of helpful information about what has caused the concerns and then to offer effective treatment. More often than not, they do not use a diagnostic label with the family; the point is for the clinician to share the expertise. Myths about the nature of psychiatric diagnosis and the harms of a label of ODD/CD are debunked in this article. It is society who stigmatises these individuals because of their antisocial behaviour, and withholding skilfully applied benefits of the accumulated knowledge of the condition is cruel and especially harmful to disadvantaged groups in society where ODD/CD is far more prevalent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-304
Number of pages	3
Journal	Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12589
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

Keywords

classification
conduct problems
Diagnosis
ODD/CD
sisruptive behaviour

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Debate: ‘A rose by any other name’ would smell as sweet – myths peddled about the ills of diagnosing conduct disorders

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