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Antisocial behavior

MedGen UID:
452292
•Concept ID:
C0233523
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Antisocial Behavior; Antisocial Behaviors; Behavior, Antisocial; Behavior, Deviant; Behaviors, Antisocial; Behaviors, Deviant; Deviant Behavior; Deviant Behaviors
SNOMED CT: Antisocial behavior (60814007)

Definition

A deliberate pattern of behavior that demonstrates both willful aggression toward other people and an intentional disregard for the common, current norms of social conduct. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Colvin MK, Stern TA
J Clin Psychiatry 2015 Sep;76(9):e1148. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12040vr1c. PMID: 26455686
A systematic review and analysis of long-term outcomes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: effects of treatment and non-treatment.
Shaw M, Hodgkins P, Caci H, Young S, Kahle J, Woods AG, Arnold LE
BMC Med 2012 Sep 4;10:99. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-99. PMID: 22947230Free PMC Article
Role of genotype in the cycle of violence in maltreated children.
Caspi A, McClay J, Moffitt TE, Mill J, Martin J, Craig IW, Taylor A, Poulton R
Science 2002 Aug 2;297(5582):851-4. doi: 10.1126/science.1072290. PMID: 12161658

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Childhood Antisocial Behavior: A Neurodevelopmental Problem.
van Goozen SHM, Langley K, Hobson CW
Annu Rev Psychol 2022 Jan 4;73:353-377. Epub 2021 Sep 29 doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-052621-045243. PMID: 34587779
Preempting the Development of Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathic Traits.
Junewicz A, Billick SB
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2021 Mar;49(1):66-76. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.200060-20. PMID: 33408155
Neurocriminology.
Nordstrom BR, Gao Y, Glenn AL, Peskin M, Rudo-Hutt AS, Schug RA, Yang Y, Raine A
Adv Genet 2011;75:255-83. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-380858-5.00006-X. PMID: 22078483
Media violence.
Cantor J
J Adolesc Health 2000 Aug;27(2 Suppl):30-4. doi: 10.1016/s1054-139x(00)00129-4. PMID: 10904203
Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: a developmental taxonomy.
Moffitt TE
Psychol Rev 1993 Oct;100(4):674-701. PMID: 8255953

Diagnosis

Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Colvin MK, Stern TA
J Clin Psychiatry 2015 Sep;76(9):e1148. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12040vr1c. PMID: 26455686
Antisocial personality disorder: a current review.
Glenn AL, Johnson AK, Raine A
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2013 Dec;15(12):427. doi: 10.1007/s11920-013-0427-7. PMID: 24249521
Neurocriminology.
Nordstrom BR, Gao Y, Glenn AL, Peskin M, Rudo-Hutt AS, Schug RA, Yang Y, Raine A
Adv Genet 2011;75:255-83. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-380858-5.00006-X. PMID: 22078483
Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: a developmental taxonomy.
Moffitt TE
Psychol Rev 1993 Oct;100(4):674-701. PMID: 8255953
Adolescent suicide.
Low BP, Andrews SF
Med Clin North Am 1990 Sep;74(5):1251-64. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30514-4. PMID: 2201855

Therapy

Schizophrenia mediating the effect of smoking phenotypes on antisocial behavior: A Mendelian randomization analysis.
Zhang M, Tang J, Li W, Xue K, Wang Z, Chen Y, Xu Q, Zhu D, Cai M, Ma J, Yao J, Zhang Y, Wang H, Liu F, Guo L
CNS Neurosci Ther 2024 Mar;30(3):e14430. Epub 2023 Aug 31 doi: 10.1111/cns.14430. PMID: 37650156Free PMC Article
Executive (dys)functions and ODD and CD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Figueiredo P, Ramião E, Barroso R, Barbosa F
Neuropsychology 2023 Feb;37(2):133-156. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1037/neu0000881. PMID: 36442005
Pharmacological treatment of violence in schizophrenia.
Strassnig MT, Nascimento V, Deckler E, Harvey PD
CNS Spectr 2020 Apr;25(2):207-215. Epub 2019 Jul 25 doi: 10.1017/S1092852919001226. PMID: 31342892
Omega-3 Supplementation as a Dietary Intervention to Reduce Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior.
Choy O, Raine A
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2018 Apr 5;20(5):32. doi: 10.1007/s11920-018-0894-y. PMID: 29623453
Personality disorders, violence, and antisocial behavior: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis.
Yu R, Geddes JR, Fazel S
J Pers Disord 2012 Oct;26(5):775-92. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.5.775. PMID: 23013345

Prognosis

Life-Course Persistent Antisocial Behavior and Accelerated Biological Aging in a Longitudinal Birth Cohort.
Langevin S, Caspi A, Barnes JC, Brennan G, Poulton R, Purdy SC, Ramrakha S, Tanksley PT, Thorne PR, Wilson G, Moffitt TE
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Nov 3;19(21) doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114402. PMID: 36361282Free PMC Article
Parental Antisocial and Psychopathic Traits Influence Adolescent Psychopathology.
Fanti KA, Lordos A
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2022 Nov;66(15):1550-1574. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1177/0306624X211013517. PMID: 33949245
Genetic influences on antisocial behavior: recent advances and future directions.
Gard AM, Dotterer HL, Hyde LW
Curr Opin Psychol 2019 Jun;27:46-55. Epub 2018 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.07.013. PMID: 30145531
Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: a developmental taxonomy.
Moffitt TE
Psychol Rev 1993 Oct;100(4):674-701. PMID: 8255953
Chromosome errors and antisocial behavior.
Baker D
CRC Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 1972 Jan;3(1):41-101. doi: 10.3109/10408367209151322. PMID: 4590115

Clinical prediction guides

Cognition, criminal conduct, and virtual reality: Understanding and reducing offending using simulated environments.
Cornet L, van Gelder JL
Handb Clin Neurol 2023;197:207-215. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821375-9.00011-6. PMID: 37633711
Executive (dys)functions and ODD and CD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Figueiredo P, Ramião E, Barroso R, Barbosa F
Neuropsychology 2023 Feb;37(2):133-156. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1037/neu0000881. PMID: 36442005
Shared genomic architectures of COVID-19 and antisocial behavior.
Adams CD, Tielbeek JJ, Boutwell BB; Broad Antisocial Behavior Consortium
Transl Psychiatry 2022 May 10;12(1):193. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-01948-4. PMID: 35538069Free PMC Article
Genetic influences on antisocial behavior: recent advances and future directions.
Gard AM, Dotterer HL, Hyde LW
Curr Opin Psychol 2019 Jun;27:46-55. Epub 2018 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.07.013. PMID: 30145531
Media violence.
Cantor J
J Adolesc Health 2000 Aug;27(2 Suppl):30-4. doi: 10.1016/s1054-139x(00)00129-4. PMID: 10904203

Recent systematic reviews

Traumatic Brain Injury and Related Antisocial Behavioral Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
Maresca G, Lo Buono V, Anselmo A, Cardile D, Formica C, Latella D, Quartarone A, Corallo F
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Jul 27;59(8) doi: 10.3390/medicina59081377. PMID: 37629667Free PMC Article
Social economic decision-making and psychopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gunschera LJ, Brazil IA, Driessen JMA
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022 Dec;143:104966. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104966. PMID: 36403791
White-matter tract abnormalities and antisocial behavior: A systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies across development.
Waller R, Dotterer HL, Murray L, Maxwell AM, Hyde LW
Neuroimage Clin 2017;14:201-215. Epub 2017 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.01.014. PMID: 28180079Free PMC Article
Personality disorders, violence, and antisocial behavior: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis.
Yu R, Geddes JR, Fazel S
J Pers Disord 2012 Oct;26(5):775-92. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.5.775. PMID: 23013345
A systematic review and analysis of long-term outcomes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: effects of treatment and non-treatment.
Shaw M, Hodgkins P, Caci H, Young S, Kahle J, Woods AG, Arnold LE
BMC Med 2012 Sep 4;10:99. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-99. PMID: 22947230Free PMC Article

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