| Case Definition for Disruptive Behavior |
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| Behaviors that “violate the rights of others (e.g., aggression, destruction of property) and/or that bring the individual into significant conflict with societal norms or authority figures.”a The review will include studies that look at children exhibiting these behaviors as a primary problem, such as the DSM-5 disruptive behaviors disorders like Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Intermittent Explosive Disorder, though some studies will include subjects who have not been diagnosed with one of these disorders but who are being treated for disruptive behaviors such as early onset aggression. This review will exclude studies where disruptive behaviors are studied as symptoms or comorbidities (e.g., substance abuse, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, developmental delay, intellectual disability, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, etc.). |
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth edition. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association; 2013. Available at: dsm
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