DSM 5 Criteria for Conduct Disorder

The criteria for conduct disorder include a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior that violates the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules, with at least three of the specified criteria present in the past 12 months.

The DSM-5 code for conduct disorder is 312.81 for the childhood-onset type, 312.82 for the adolescent-onset type, and 312.89 for the unspecified onset.

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No, conduct disorder and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are not the same. Conduct disorder is diagnosed in children and adolescents, while ASPD is diagnosed in adults. However, individuals with conduct disorder are at an increased risk of developing ASPD in adulthood.