Diagnostic Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM v, 2013)
Conduct disorder
Categorized into Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), and Conduct Disorder (CD).
-Angry/Irritable mood is defined as (1) often loses temper, (2) is often touchy or easily annoyed, and (3) is often angry and resentful.
-Argumentative/defiant behavior is defined as (4) often argues with authority figures or, for children and adolescents, with adults, (5) often actively defies or refuses to comply with requests form authority figures or with rules, (6) often deliberately annoys others, and (7) often blames others for his or her mistakes or misbehaviors.
-Vindictiveness is defined as having been spiteful or vindictive at least twice within the past 6 months;
(B) The disturbance in behavior is associated with distress in the individual or others in his or her immediate social context or impacts negatively on social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning;
(C) The behaviors do not occur exclusively during the course of a psychotic, substance abuse, depressive or bipolar disorder. Also the criteria are not met for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
(1) verbal aggression or physical aggression toward property, animals or other individuals, occurring two weekly, on average, for a period of 3 months. The physical aggression does not result in damage or destruction of property and does not result in physical injury to animals or other individuals;
(B) the magnitude of aggressiveness expressed during the recurrent outbursts is grossly out of proportion to the provocation or to any precipitating psychosocial stressors;
(C) the recurrent aggressive outbursts are not premeditated and are not committed to achieve some tangible objective;
(D) the recurrent aggressive outbursts cause either marked distress in the individual or impairment in occupational or interpersonal functioning, or are associated with financial or legal consequences;
(E) chronological age is at least 6 years;
(F) the recurrent aggressive outbursts are not better explained by another mental disorder and not attributable to another medical condition or to the physiological effects of a substance. For children ages 6-18 years, aggressive behavior that occurs as part of an adjustment disorder should not be considered for this diagnosis.
(2) often initiates physical fights,
(3) has used a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others,
(4) has been physically cruel to people,
(5) has been physically cruel to animals,
(6) has stolen while confronting a victim,
(7) has forced someone into sexual activity;
(9) has deliberately destroyed others’ property;
(11) often lies to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligations,
(12) has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting a victim; Serious Violations
(13) often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years;
(14) has run away from home overnight at least twice while living in the parental or parental surrogate, or once without returning for a lengthy period of time,
(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.
- ODD is characterized by the following:
-Angry/Irritable mood is defined as (1) often loses temper, (2) is often touchy or easily annoyed, and (3) is often angry and resentful.
-Argumentative/defiant behavior is defined as (4) often argues with authority figures or, for children and adolescents, with adults, (5) often actively defies or refuses to comply with requests form authority figures or with rules, (6) often deliberately annoys others, and (7) often blames others for his or her mistakes or misbehaviors.
-Vindictiveness is defined as having been spiteful or vindictive at least twice within the past 6 months;
(B) The disturbance in behavior is associated with distress in the individual or others in his or her immediate social context or impacts negatively on social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning;
(C) The behaviors do not occur exclusively during the course of a psychotic, substance abuse, depressive or bipolar disorder. Also the criteria are not met for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
- IED is described by the following diagnostic criteria:
(1) verbal aggression or physical aggression toward property, animals or other individuals, occurring two weekly, on average, for a period of 3 months. The physical aggression does not result in damage or destruction of property and does not result in physical injury to animals or other individuals;
(B) the magnitude of aggressiveness expressed during the recurrent outbursts is grossly out of proportion to the provocation or to any precipitating psychosocial stressors;
(C) the recurrent aggressive outbursts are not premeditated and are not committed to achieve some tangible objective;
(D) the recurrent aggressive outbursts cause either marked distress in the individual or impairment in occupational or interpersonal functioning, or are associated with financial or legal consequences;
(E) chronological age is at least 6 years;
(F) the recurrent aggressive outbursts are not better explained by another mental disorder and not attributable to another medical condition or to the physiological effects of a substance. For children ages 6-18 years, aggressive behavior that occurs as part of an adjustment disorder should not be considered for this diagnosis.
- CD is described by the following diagnostic criteria:
- Aggression to People and Animals
(2) often initiates physical fights,
(3) has used a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others,
(4) has been physically cruel to people,
(5) has been physically cruel to animals,
(6) has stolen while confronting a victim,
(7) has forced someone into sexual activity;
- Destruction of Property
(9) has deliberately destroyed others’ property;
- Deceitfulness or Theft
(11) often lies to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligations,
(12) has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting a victim; Serious Violations
(13) often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years;
(14) has run away from home overnight at least twice while living in the parental or parental surrogate, or once without returning for a lengthy period of time,
(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.