Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (Children)Clinical name: Oppositional Defiant DisorderA pattern of persistent anger, argumentativeness, defiance and vindictiveness in a child, well beyond ordinary testing of limits. Treatable, and best helped through the…10 min read Conduct DisorderClinical name: Conduct DisorderA serious, persistent pattern in a child or teenager of behaviour that violates others' rights or major rules: aggression, destruction, deceit or serious rule-breaking.…9 min read Explosive Anger EpisodesClinical name: Intermittent Explosive DisorderRecurrent, sudden outbursts of aggression that are far out of proportion to the trigger and that the person cannot control in the moment, often…10 min read KleptomaniaClinical name: KleptomaniaA recurrent, irresistible urge to steal things that are not needed and often have little value, driven by mounting tension and relief rather than…9 min read PyromaniaClinical name: PyromaniaA rare impulse-control condition involving deliberate, repeated fire-setting driven by fascination and a build-up of tension and release, not by profit, anger or any…9 min read