overnight (Criterion A14). To be considered  a symptom of conduct disorder, the running
away must have occurred at le ast twice (or only once if the individual did not return for a
lengthy period). Runaway episodes that occur as a direct consequence of physical or sex-
ual abuse do not typically qualify for this criterion. Children with conduct disorder may
often be truant from school, beginning prior to age 13 years (Criterion A15).
Associated Features Supporting Diagnosis
Especially in ambiguous situ ations, aggressive individual s with conduct disorder fre-
quently misperceive the intentio ns of others as more hostile  and threatening than is the