Oppositional Conduct Disorder

Challenging Behaviours

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When a child shows difficult and more extreme behaviours, including violence, use of weapons, stealing, lying, setting fires, and cruelty to animals, this is known as Conduct Disorder (CD).

It can be split into unsocialised CD (no lasting peer relationships) and socialised CD (some meaningful peer connections).

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