C)+DSM-IV-TR+Diagnosis+of+Conduct+Disorder+and+Antisocial+Personality+Disorder

= **__DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder__** =

Aggression to people and/or 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 acitivity.
 * A.** Repetitive and persistent pattern of behaviour 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 six months:

Destruction of property 1) Has deliberately engaged in fire setting with the intention of causing serious damage. 2) Has deliberately destroyed others' property (other than by fire setting).

Deceitfulness or theft 1) Has broken into someone else's house, building, or car. 2) Often lies to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligations (i.e. "cons" others). 3) Has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting the victim (e.g. shoplifting, but without breaking and entering; forgery).



Serious violations of rules 1) Often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years. 2) Has run away from home overnight at least twice while living in a parental or parental surrogate home (or once without returning for a lenthgy period). 3) Is often truant from school, beginning before age of 13 years.


 * B.** The disturbance in behaviour 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.

Specific severity: Mild: few if any conduct problems in excess of those reuired to make the diagnosis, and conduct problems cause only minor harm to others. Moderate: number of conduct problems and effect on others intermediate between "mild" and "severe" Severe: many conduct problems in excess of those required to make the diagnosis, or conduct problems cause considerable harm to others.

(Searight, Rottnek, & Abby, 20​01)


 * __DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Dis​order__

A.** There is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following: 1) failure to conform to social normas with respect to lawful behaviours as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest. 2) deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure. 3) impulsivity or failure to plan ahead 4) irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights, or assults. 5) reckless disregard for safety of self or others 6) consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consisten work behaviour, or honor financial obligations. 7) lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.


 * B.** The inidividual is at least age 18 years.


 * C.** There is evidence of Conduct Disorder with onset before age 15 years.

 (//Psychiatric News//, 2004)
 * D.** The occurrence of antisocial behaviour is not exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia or a manic episode.

   