Aggression and Conduct Disorders

Abstract

Conduct problems and aggression are symptoms of two diagnoses in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013): Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD). In this chapter, we review important issues in making these diagnoses in children and adolescents (i.e., documenting the need for treatment) and in determining the most likely treatment to benefit the child or adolescent with serious conduct problems and conduct problems.