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June 10-11, 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland

Central Nervous System and Therapeutics

International Conference on

Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Research | Volume 4

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Conduct Disorder in the South African context

Claire Lownie

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

onduct Disorder is a serious psychiatric disorder with

onset in childhood and adolescence. The antisocial

behaviour patterns associated with Conduct Disorder

may continue into adulthood. Characteristic externalising

behaviours have the potential to negatively impact on the

wellbeing of the individual diagnosed with Conduct Disorder,

as well as on those with whom such an individual interacts.

Aggression to people or animals, destruction of property,

deceitfulness, theft and other serious rule violations are some

of the broad areas where dysfunction occurs but often result

in the affected individual being seen as “bad” or “delinquent”

rather than being viewed as a victim of early attachment

difficulties and/ or trauma.

During this talk I will present a selection of case examples of

children and adolescents diagnosed with Conduct Disorder

in order to outline the challenges we are faced with when

dealing with these individuals and their families. I will then

explore some of the management options and strategies

which we are using for these patients.

Speaker Biography

Claire Lownie graduated with her medical degree (MBBCh) from Wits

University in 2003. She completed her internship at Groote Schuur

Hospital (2004) and her community service at a rural hospital in Kwazulu

Natal (2005). In 2006, she was diagnosed with a Stage-4 Malignant

Melanoma. Thereafter, she worked as a clinical trials coordinator,

research programme manager and Trauma Programme Manager at

Milpark Hospital. She completed a Master of Science in Emergency

Medicine degree (MSc Med Emergency Medicine) and worked clinically

in private Emergency Departments. Thereafter, Dr Lownie worked

in the corporate pharmaceutical environment. The combination of

personal and professional experiences piqued her interest in Psychiatry.

She completed her specialist training at Wits University and obtained

her fellowship (FC Psych SA) through the Colleges of Medicine of

South Africa (2018).Dr Lownie currently runs her private practice in

Bryanston. She treats a variety of mental illnesses in patients of all ages.