What Is a Antisocial Personality Disorder?
5. When is the Onset of Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Antisocial personality disorder is considered an adult disease, so children or adolescents under the age of 18 who exhibit any of these symptoms cannot receive a diagnosis of it. Rather, these children would likely be diagnosed as having a conduct disorder that may later develop into antisocial personality disorder.
However, to receive a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, an individual must have shown symptoms before the age of 15. Often, these symptoms are most prevalent and severe when the individual is in the teen years and early adulthood. 80% of people show symptoms by the time they are 11.
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