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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 277748" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'd also like to know who you are relative to the teenager. And if his birthfather or birthmother have psychiatric issues in their family tree. They can be inherited even if somebody else raises them. A good stepfather is helpful to Mom, but he doesn't contribute to the child's genepool. New studies are coming out showoing that psychopathic behavior can be inherited. As a mom of four adopted kids, I can tell you that nature will often trump nurture. </p><p></p><p>His diagnosis. are unusual and unclear and I'm wondering if he wasn't misdiagnosed. The MMPI (which I've taken three times) is open to interpretation. It's not like a blood test. Also, at age 16, I'd say many, if not most, difficult child's are dabbling or actively using drugs which makes things worse. Sometimes the parents don't even know this. Sometimes even professionals miss it (my daughter was an inpatient in a hospital and they never figured out she'd been using a lot of drugs).</p><p></p><p>Whoever this child is, he does have psychopathic traits and in my opinion he's too old to do that much with unless he himself wants the help. First hand, I can tell you that sixteen year olds will not cooperate usually. It's always best to start when they first show symptoms, but that doesn't always do the trick, unfortunately. It's scary that he hurt a dog and now mom. Not good signs at all.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't allow him to live in the house. He sounds dangerous.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 277748, member: 1550"] I'd also like to know who you are relative to the teenager. And if his birthfather or birthmother have psychiatric issues in their family tree. They can be inherited even if somebody else raises them. A good stepfather is helpful to Mom, but he doesn't contribute to the child's genepool. New studies are coming out showoing that psychopathic behavior can be inherited. As a mom of four adopted kids, I can tell you that nature will often trump nurture. His diagnosis. are unusual and unclear and I'm wondering if he wasn't misdiagnosed. The MMPI (which I've taken three times) is open to interpretation. It's not like a blood test. Also, at age 16, I'd say many, if not most, difficult child's are dabbling or actively using drugs which makes things worse. Sometimes the parents don't even know this. Sometimes even professionals miss it (my daughter was an inpatient in a hospital and they never figured out she'd been using a lot of drugs). Whoever this child is, he does have psychopathic traits and in my opinion he's too old to do that much with unless he himself wants the help. First hand, I can tell you that sixteen year olds will not cooperate usually. It's always best to start when they first show symptoms, but that doesn't always do the trick, unfortunately. It's scary that he hurt a dog and now mom. Not good signs at all. I wouldn't allow him to live in the house. He sounds dangerous. Welcome to the board. [/QUOTE]
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