How are behavioral and conduct disorders diagnosed? What factors potentially contribute to the over-diagnosis of these types of disorders? What long- and short-term implications does over-diagnosis have on a child?

Over diagnosis

How are behavioral and conduct disorders diagnosed? What factors potentially contribute to the over-diagnosis of these types of disorders? What long- and short-term implications does over-diagnosis have on a child? Substantiate your findings with specific examples and research from items below.

Over-Diagnosis Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

For this short paper, students should draw references and background support information from the resources provided above Students should not simply let the resources serve as their own arguments and conclusions, but should compose a paper built around their own informed assertions and persuasive summary.

Prompt

In a two-page paper, address the following:

 How are behavioral and conduct disorders diagnosed?

 What factors potentially contribute to the over-diagnosis of these types of disorders?

 What long- and short-term implications does over-diagnosis have on a child?

 Substantiate your findings with specific examples and research.