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Keep this study
Lead
University of Pennsylvania
With
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Age
11–12
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Entry into risk assessment component:
Must be identified by their health care provider as meeting study criteria.
Must be 11 or 12 years old
Can be from the general population or who exhibit problem or aggressive behavior.
Determination if the child meets criteria for enrollment into the at-risk risk group who will be entered into the RCT will be determined by the PI at the completion of the risk assessment day.
Participant can be of any racial or ethnic background.
Both youth and parent must be able to speak and understand English and able to provide informed assent/consent.
Entry into intervention component:
Entry will be determined by the findings of the risk assessment that is conducted on study entry.
Participants diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder or have a borderline diagnosis
Participants diagnosed with conduct disorder or have a borderline diagnosis
Participants who score one standard deviation above the (normed population) mean on the either the reactive or proactive components of the Reactive-Proactive Aggression questionnaire
Participants who score one standard deviation above the mean on the aggression subscale of the CBC, will be entered into the clinical trial
These criteria may be relaxed slightly to ensure that we have sufficient participants in the intervention phase of the study.
You may not be if
A diagnosed psychotic disorder
Mental retardation
Claustrophobia
Currently under psychiatric care
Pervasive developmental disorders
Conditions that preclude participation (or increase risk) in the clinical trial (Type 1 diabetes mellitus; metabolic diseases, gastro-intestinal disorders affecting nutrient absorption, cancer)
Currently on medication that may modify lipid metabolism
Extensive use of nutritional supplements within the previous 3 months
Seafood allergy
Presence or history of orthopedic circumstances and metallic inserts interfering with MR scanning; 11) pregnant in the case of females.
