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Conduct Disorder in Children

Conduct Disorder in Children | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring | Attribution


What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?

Conduct disorder most often begins in late childhood, but it may occur in children as young as 5 or 6. If it begins in the early teen years, it is known as adolescent conduct disorder.

Children with the disorder may exhibit any of these behaviors:

  • abusing drugs or alcohol dependence
  • physical cruelty to animals or people
  • cheating in games or at school
  • deliberately destroying property
  • forcing sexual activity on others
  • having frequent physical fights, bullying, threatening, or intimidating others
  • having difficulty interacting with others or behaving in social or school settings
  • lying
  • manipulating or taking advantage of others
  • running away
  • skipping school
  • stealing
  • violating rules set by parents or other authority figures

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    Conduct Disorder in Children: Diagnosis & Tests

    Author: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
    Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
    Date Reviewed: 06/07/01









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