Conduct disorder (CD) is a mental disorder diagnosed in childhood or adolescence that presents itself through a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate norms are violated. These behaviors are often referred to as "antisocial behaviors."[1] It is often seen as the precursor to antisocial personality disorder, which is per definition not diagnosed until the individual is 18 years old.[2]

Conduct disorder (CD) is a mental disorder diagnosed in childhood or adolescence that presents itself through a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate norms are violated. These behaviors are often referred to as "antisocial behaviors."^[1] It is often seen as the precursor to antisocial personality disorder, which is per definition not diagnosed until the individual is 18 years old.^[2]
Conduct disorder is estimated to affect 51.1 million people globally as of 2013.^[3]