CD

This is a more serious disorder where the child diplays a pattern of behavior that violates the accepted social norms and the rights of others.

"CD in children is highly related to ODD and ADHD". -Bloomquist

In this disorder, children are especially aggressive and problems can be both confrontive and non-confrontive.

1. Childhood onset: Mets at least 1 criteria of CD prior to age 10.
2. Adolesent onset: No symptoms of CD before the age of 10.

These 2 types can be:

• Mild: Meets the minimum requirements for CD and behavior causes only mild harm to others.
• Moderate: More criteria is met than for mild but behavioral problems are not yet severe.
• Severe: Most of the criteria is met or behavioral problems cause significant harm to others.

1. Three or more of the following symptoms are present for more than 6 months (can be in different catergories).
   • Aggresion directed at people or animals:
   1. Often threatens others, bullies, or is intimidating.
   2. Often gets into physical fights.
   3. Used a weapon to harm others; knife, bottles, bricks, guns.
   4. Has ever been cruel to animals (physically).
   5. Has ever been cruel to people (physically).
   6. Has stolen from people in a confrontive manner; mugging, extorion, armed robbery.
   7. Has shown forced sexual acitivity (forced someone into sexual acts).
   • Property Destruction:
   1. Has purposefully set a fire with the intention of causing damage.
   2. Has willfully destroyed another's property (othan than by setting a fire).
   • Theft or Showing Deceitfulness:
   1. Has broken in into another's car, house, or building.
   2. Has "conned" others; lies to them to gain a favor or goods, or to avoid obligations.
   3. Has stolen other's property of value without confrontive behavioral; shoplifting, forgery, stealing a car (while no one is in it).
   • Violates Serious Rules:
   1. Disobeys curfew repeatdly prior to age of 13.
   2. Has runaway twice, staying away from home overnight.
   3. Skips school repeatedly (truant), prior to the age of 13.
2. Behavioral problems interfer with the childs ability to function at school, home, and in the community.

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