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Conduct Disorder

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Definition

Conduct disorder is a disorder of childhood and adolescence that involves chronic behavior problems, such as:

Symptoms

  • Antisocial behaviors, such as bullying and fighting
  • Breaking rules without apparent reason
  • Cruel or aggressive behavior toward people and animals (fights, using dangerous weapons, forced sexual activity, mugging, or purse snatching)
  • Destruction of property (deliberately setting fires, breaking and entering, destroying other people's property)
  • Heavy drinking and/or heavy illicit drug use
  • Lying to get a favor or avoid obligations
  • Running away
  • Truancy (beginning before age 13)
  • Vandalism
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