{"id":7403,"date":"2022-08-11T10:39:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T02:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/?page_id=7403"},"modified":"2022-08-11T10:39:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T02:39:43","slug":"conduct-disorder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/conduct-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Conduct Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"#conductdisorder1\">What is Conduct Disorder?<\/a> | <a href=\"#conductdisorder2\">Causes of Conduct Disorder<\/a> | <a href=\"#conductdisorder3\">Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/young-chinese-man-sitting-using-his-tablet-screaming-very-angry-aggressive_1187-19278.webp' alt='' title='young-chinese-man-sitting-using-his-tablet-screaming-very-angry-aggressive_1187-19278' height=\"459\" width=\"626\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  id=\"conductdisorder1\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What is Conduct Disorder?<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct disorder is diagnosed when children or teenagers <strong>repeatedly<\/strong> exhibit several behavioural and emotional problems characterised by a <strong>disregard<\/strong> for others and socially-acceptable norms [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationwidechildrens.org\/conditions\/conduct-disorders#:~:text=Conduct%20disorder%20refers%20to%20a,hostile%20and%20sometimes%20physically%20violent\">1<\/a>]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These youths may also have <strong>trouble<\/strong> displaying empathy and respect towards others, as well as following rules. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  id=\"conductdisorder2\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Causes<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traumatic event(s) [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/conduct-disorder\">2<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brain damage [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/conduct-disorder\">2<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Child abuse or neglect [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/conduct-disorder\">2<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genetics [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/conduct-disorder\">2<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failure in school [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/conduct-disorder\">2<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  id=\"conductdisorder3\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Diagnosis<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5, a child has to display <strong>at least three symptoms<\/strong> listed below in the <strong>past year<\/strong>, with <strong>at least one<\/strong> in the<strong> past six months<\/strong> in order to be considered as having a conduct disorder. Additionally, these behaviours have to be clinically significant impairment to the child\u2019s functional life. For the complete diagnosis, please refer to [<a href=\"http:\/\/images.pearsonclinical.com\/images\/assets\/basc-3\/basc3resources\/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteria_ConductDisorder.pdf\">3<\/a>]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aggression to people or animals<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often <strong>bullies<\/strong>, <strong>threatens<\/strong> or <strong>intimidates<\/strong> others<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often <strong>initiates<\/strong> physical fights<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Used a <strong>weapon<\/strong> that can cause serious physical harm to others (e.g. a knife)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Physically<\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cruel<\/strong> to animals<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stolen<\/strong> while confronting a victim (e.g. mugging)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Forced<\/strong> someone into sexual activity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destruction of property<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deliberately engaged in <strong>fire setting<\/strong> with the intention of causing serious damage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deliberately <strong>destroyed<\/strong> others\u2019 property (other than by fire setting)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deceitfulness or Theft<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Broken into<\/strong> someone else\u2019s house, building, or car<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often <strong>lies<\/strong> to obtain goods or favours or to avoid obligations (i.e. \u201ccons\u201d others).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has <strong>stolen<\/strong> items of nontrivial value without confronting a victim (e.g. shoplifting, but without breaking and entering)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violation of rules\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often <strong>stays out at night<\/strong> despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run away from home overnight <strong>at least twice<\/strong> while living in the parental or parental surrogate goe, or once without returning for a lengthy period<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is often <strong>truant<\/strong> from school, beginning before age 13 years <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[1] Nationwide Children\u2019s (2021). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct Disorders<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationwidechildrens.org\/conditions\/conduct-disorders#:~:text=Conduct%20disorder%20refers%20to%20a,hostile%20and%20sometimes%20physically%20violent\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.nationwidechildrens.org\/conditions\/conduct-disorders#:~:text=Conduct%20disorder%20refers%20to%20a,hostile%20and%20sometimes%20physically%20violent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[2] Johns Hopkins Medicine (2022).<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Conduct Disorder<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Johns Hopkins Medicine. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/conduct-disorder\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/conduct-disorder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[3] Reynolds, C. R., Kamphaus, R. W. (2013). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct Disorder<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/images.pearsonclinical.com\/images\/assets\/basc-3\/basc3resources\/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteria_ConductDisorder.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/images.pearsonclinical.com\/images\/assets\/basc-3\/basc3resources\/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteria_ConductDisorder.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7403","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Conduct Disorder - Counselling Services by Singapore Counselling Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Conduct disorder is diagnosed when children or teenagers repeatedly exhibit several behavioural and emotional problems characterised by...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/conduct-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conduct Disorder - 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