Table 3 DSM-IV Criteria of Conduct Disorder
A. A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of other or major age-appropriate societal norms or rule 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. |
   Aggression to people and animals |
(1) often bullies, threatens, or intimidates others (2) often initiates physical fights (3) has used a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others (e.g. a bat, brick, broken bottle, knife, gun) (4) has been physically cruel to people (5) has been physically cruel to animals (6) has stolen while confronting a victim (e.g., mugging, purse snatching, extortion, armed robbery) (7) has forced someone into sexual activity |
   Destruction of property |
(8) has deliberately engaged in fire setting with the intention of causing serious damage (9) has deliberately destroyed others' property (other than by fire setting) |
   Deceitfulness or theft |
(10) has broken into someone else's house, building, or car (11) often lies to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligations (i.e., "cons" others) (12) has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting a victim (e.g., shoplifting, but without breaking and entering; forgery) |
   Serious violations of rules |
(13) often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years (14) has run away from home overnight at least once while living in parental or parental surrogate home (or once without returning for a lengthy period) (15) is often truant from school, beginning before age 13 years |
B. The disturbance in behavior causes clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning |
C. If the individual is age 18 years or older, criteria are not met for Antisocial Personality Disorder |
Specify type based on age at onset: |
   Childhood-Onset Type: onset of at least one criteria characteristic of Conduct Disorder prior to age 10 years |
   Adolescent-Onset Type: absence of any criteria characteristic of Conduct Disorder prior to age 10 years |
Specify severity: mild (few criteria met), moderate and severe (many criteria met) |