The Diagnostic Criteria for Conduct Disorder adapted from the DSM IV (1994) |
A. 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 last 6 months:
Aggression to people and animals
- often bullies, threatens or intimidates others
- often initiates physical fights
- had used a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others (e.g., a bat, brick, broken bottle, knife, gun)
- has been physically cruel to people
- has been physically cruel to animals
- has stolen while confronting a victim (e.g., mugging, purse snatching, extortion, armed robbery)
- has forced someone into sexual activity
Destruction of Property
- has deliberately engaged in fire setting with the intention of causing serious damage
- has deliberately destroyed others property (other than by fire setting)
Deceitfulness or theft
- has broken into someone else’s’ house, building or car
- often lies to obtain goods or favours or to avoid obligations (i.e. cons others)
- has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting a victim (e.g., shoplifting, but without breaking and entering, forgery)
Serious Violations of rules
- often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before the age of 13 years
- has run away from home overnight at least twice while living in parental or parental surrogate home (or once without returning for a lengthy period)
- is often truant from school, beginning before the age of 13 years
B. The disturbance in behaviour causes clinically significant impairment at social, academic or occupational functioning
C. If the individual is age 18 years or over, criteria are not met for Antisocial Personality Disorder.
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