Question

Josh is a 16-year-old male who was recently arrested for shoplifting. as the police questioned him, he was belligerent and disrespectful, and they learned that he also killed a neighbor's cat. his parents report that they have lost all ability to manage his frequent aggressive, angry outbursts. josh is most likely to be diagnosed with:

Answer 1

Josh is most likely diagnosed with conduct disorder. Conduct disorder is repetitive and persistent pattern of behaviors in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of 3 (or more) specified symptoms in the past 12 months with at least one criterion present in the past 6 months.

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