Males are more often diagnosed with childhood-onset conduct disorder than females, and some issues that arise include poor peer relationships, lying, and destructive behavior. Left untreated, children with this disorder may develop other problems as they age, which compounds problems with treatment. Generally, symptoms of this type of conduct disorder appear before puberty.

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