Criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder

- Before age 15, for 12 months or more the patient repeatedly violated rules, age-appropriate societal norms, or the rights of others (Conduct Disorder; see p. 520).  This was shown by at least three of these:  

Aggression against people or animals

• Engaged in frequent bullying or threatening
• Often started fights
• Used a weapon that could cause serious injury (gun, knife, club, broken glass)
• Showed physical cruelty to people
• Showed physical cruelty to animals
• Engaged in theft with confrontation (armed robbery, extortion, mugging, purse snatching)
• Forced sex upon someone

Property destruction  

• Deliberately set fires to cause serious damage
• Deliberately destroyed the property of others (except for fire setting)

  Lying or theft

• Broke into building, car, or house belonging to someone else
• Frequently lied or broke promises for gain or to avoid obligations ("conning")
• Stole valuables without confrontation (burglary, forgery, shoplifting)

Serious rule violation  

• Beginning before age 13, frequently stayed out at night against parents' wishes
• Ran away from parents overnight twice or more (once if for an ex- tended period)
• Beginning before age 13, engaged in frequent truancy

  Since age 1 5, the patient has shown disregard for the rights of others in variety of situations.   This is demonstrated by at least three of these:

• Engages in repeated behaviors that are grounds for arrest, whether arrested or not
• Lies, uses aliases, or cons others for gain or gratification
• Is impulsive or does not plan ahead
• Shows irritability and aggression through recurrent physical fights or assaults
• Recklessly disregards safety of self or others
• Shows irresponsibility through repeated failure to sustain employment or honor financial obligations
• Lacks remorse for own injurious behavior (shows indifference or rationalizes)

Source

DSM-IV Made Easy:  The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis.  James Morrison.