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Male with history of truancy, multiple arrests, detention


Question: A 17-year-old male with a history of truancy, multiple arrests, and detention in juvenile detention centers is brought to court-ordered treatment at a psychiatric hospital for substance use disorders and behavioral aggression. According to the records, he was skipping school, was caught using drugs in the school bathroom. He was summoned to meet with the school counselor during which he was verbally aggressive and threatened the counselor. Police were called, and he was detained for possession of illegal prescription pills, marijuana, property destruction, and terroristic threatening. His biological mother has relinquished her rights, and his father died of a drug overdose. He is now in state custody and has a caseworker. He was at several foster homes prior to the arrest. The patient does not seem to show any remorse as the psychiatrist reviews the circumstances leading to this admission. Which of the following subtypes of this disorder is associated with the worst prognosis? Need Assignment Help? A. Childhood-onset B. Adolescent-onset C. Unspecified onset D. Late adulthood onset

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