MENTAL health professionals have said that conduct disorder is a serious behavioural and emotional disorder that can occur in children and teens, and should therefore be handled professionally.
They argued that a child with this disorder of disruptive and violent behaviour and have problems following rules.
Speaking at a workshop on early detection of mental ill health on Monday, a senior registrar of the Federal Neuro Psychiatric
Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Omolabi Oladipupo, advised doctors, teachers and social workers to look out for certain symptoms,
with the sole aim of helping the affected youth.
Oladipupo noted that while it is not uncommon for children and teenagers to have behaviour-related problems at some time
during their development, "the behaviour is considered to be a conduct disorder when it is long-lasting and when it violates the rights, of others; or when it goes against accepted norms of behaviour and disrupts the Medical tourism depletes national resources -Physician child's or family's everyday life."
He disclosed that tell- tale symptoms of conduct disorder include behaviour that is aggressive, deceitful, and destructive.
He added· that youth with conduct disorder might engage in behaviour that is not appropriate for their age, such as running
away from home, skipping school, playing pranks, or being sexually active at a very young age.
"In addition, many children with conduct disorder are irritable, have low self-esteem, and tend to throw frequent temper
tantrums. Some may abuse drugs and alcohol. Children with conduct disorder often are unable to appreciate how their behaviour can hurt others and generally have little guilt or remorse about hurting others," Oladipupo said.
He advised teacher parents and guardian to seek professional he} for affected youth befor things degenerate dangerous levels.
In his speech, the Coordinator, Oshodi Noble Heritage, a community- based organisation which sponsored the event, Mr.
Hakeem Ishola, said it was imperative to build the capacity of teachers and parents in order to create awareness about mental
health.
He said teachers should be able to identify youth who have mental health and how to help them.
He also said teachers, school counsellors and those who work with youths should be equipped with requisite skills and knowledge if they must help their subjects.
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