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Conduct disorder is a mental health disorder in which there is a significant repetitive and persistent pattern of anti-social, rule-breaking, and norm-violating behaviors.
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According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV-TR [1], the main characteristic of conduct disorder is a persistent and recurring behavioral pattern of rights violation of others, ruling breaking, and infringement of social norms. These behaviors can include but are not limited to aggressive conduct that instigates physical harm to people and/or animals, actions that cause property damage, and larceny. These behavioral disturbances must create significant functioning impairment in social, academic, or occupational domain. Conduct disorders are usually diagnosed in childhood or adolescence, but may be diagnosed for adults...
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Wu, T. (2011). Conduct Disorder. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_658
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