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Antisocial Personality Disord... : Causes

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Antisocial personality disorder
Personality disorders are long-term (chronic) patterns of behaviors and relationships that interfere with a person's life over many years. The cause of antisocial personality disorder is unknown. Genetic factors and child abuse are believed to con...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 17, 2008
Antisocial personality disorder
Studies of adopted children indicate that both genetic and environmental factors influence the development of APD. Both biological and adopted children of people diagnosed with the disorder have an increased risk of developing it. Children born to...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Factors that contribute to a particular child's antisocial behavior vary, but they usually include some form of family problems (e.g., marital discord, harsh or inconsistent disciplinary practices or actual child abuse , frequent changes in primar...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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