In the DSM-5, conduct disorder is now required to be specified based on:
A)the age of onset.
B)the gender of the child.
C)if torture to animals is a factor.
D)if there is a sexual component to the behavior.

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In the DSM-5, conduct disorder must be specified based on the age of onset (childhood-onset type or adolescent-onset type). This is because the age of onset has been found to be a useful predictor of the course and severity of conduct disorder. The other options (B, C, and D) are not currently required specifiers in the DSM-5.

In the DSM-5, Conduct Disorder Is Now Required to Be