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Conduct Disorder
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Conduct disorder (ODD) is one of the disruptive behavior disorders. Teenagers with conduct disorder have major symptoms of defiant and hostile behavior in which the basic rights of others are violated. These include having at least three of the following behaviors for at least twelve months:
- often bullies, threatens, or intimidates others
- often initiates physical fights
- has used a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others
- has been physically cruel to people
- has been physically cruel to animals
- has stolen while confronting a victim
- has forced someone into sexual activity
- has deliberately engaged in fire setting with the intention of causing serious damage
- has deliberately destroyed other's property
- has broken into someone else's house, building or car
- often lies to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligations
- has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting a victim
- often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years
- has run away from home overnight at least twice while living in parental or parental surrogate home
- is often truant from school, beginning before age 13
If your child has many of these behavior problems and it is leading to problems in the way that she functions at home, school or with friends, then you should seek professional help and treatment from your Pediatrician, a child psychologist or a child psychiatrist that has experience with treating children with conduct disorder.
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