Types of Conduct Disorder:

Childhood-Onset Type Any of the diagnostic criterions of Conduct Disorder began before the age of 10. Adolescent-Onset Type This is marked by the absence of any Conduct Disorder characteristics before the age of 10.

There are also three distinguishable severities of Conduct Disorder, these are:

• Mild
  • This form of Conduct Disorder is present if only the minimum symptoms are present and the conduct problems cause only minor harm to others.
• Moderate
  • A moderate form of Conduct Disorder is when the conduct problems effect or harm others intermediately.
• Severe
  • This is where the child demonstrates conduct behaviors that are excessive or cause significant harm to others.