Information about Conduct Disorder

Conduct disorder
Classification & external resources

ICD-10	F91.
ICD-9	312

In psychiatry, conduct disorder is a pattern of repetitive behavior where the rights of others or the social norms are violated. Possible symptoms are over-aggressive behavior, bullying, physical aggression, cruel behavior toward people and pets, destructive behavior, lying, truancy, vandalism, and stealing.

After the age of 18, a conduct disorder may develop into antisocial personality disorder.

Diagnosis

The diagnostic criteria for Conduct Disorder (codes 312.xx, with xx representing digits which vary depending upon the severity, onset, etc. of the disorder) as listed in the DSM-IV-TR are as follows:

1. A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of three (or more) of the following criteria in the past 12 months, with at least one criterion present in the past 6 months:
2. Aggression to people and animals
3. often bullies people, threatens, or intimidates others
4. often initiates physical fights
5. has used a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others (e.g., a bat, brick, broken bottle, knife, gun)
6. has been physically cruel to people
7. has been physically cruel to animals
8. has stolen while confronting a victim (e.g., mugging, purse snatching, extortion, armed robbery)
9. has forced someone into sexual activity
10. Destruction of property
11. has deliberately engaged in fire setting with the intention of causing serious damage.
12. has deliberately destroyed others' property (other than by fire).
13. Deceitfulness or theft
14. has broken into someone else's house, building, or car
15. often lies to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligations (i.e., "cons" others)
16. has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting a victim (e.g., shoplifting, but without breaking and entering; forgery)
17. Serious violations of rules
18. often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years
19. has run away from home overnight at least twice while living in parental or parental surrogate home (or once without returning for a lengthy period)
20. is often truant from school, beginning before age 13 years
21. The disturbance in behavior causes clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.
22. If the individual is age 18 years or older, criteria are not met for Antisocial personality disorder.

See also

• Antisocial personality disorder
• Oppositional defiant disorder
• Psychopathy
• Bullying

External links

• Article on the Mental Health Matters website
• Forum at Psych Forums
• Cognitive Behavioral Approaches to Treating Children and Adolescents with Conduct Disorder (Manual)
• ConductDisorders.com Support Forum for parents of oppositional defiant children

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