Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Multiple Biomarker Approach to Investigating Psychosocial Intervention Treatment Response in Justice-Involved Youth With Conduct Disorder
Brief Summary: This research focuses on justice-involved youth with conduct disorder (CD) and a history of violence. CD is a youth-limited neurodevelopmental disorder that is commonly associated with criminality. Although psychosocial interventions that address impulsivity and self-control have been shown to be effective at helping promote prosocial behavior in patients with CD, the biological changes that occur as a result of treatment are not well understood. This study will explore changes in cortisol (a stress hormone) and the brain function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in response to a common psychosocial intervention (Stop, Now and Plan Youth Justice Model). This study will contribute to our understanding of biological mechanisms involved in therapeutic gains among youth offenders and thereby inform further development of treatment programs for justice-involved youth.