The Draw-A-Person test was administered to 40 conduct-disordered and 40 nonconduct-disordered children and adolescents. There were 20 boys and 20 girls, ages 10 to 16 years, in each group. Two independent judges rated the drawings for presence or absence of indicators of aggressiveness that should accompany a conduct disorder, but no significant differences were found between groups or sexes.
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