Question-180

An 8 year old boy came with his mother because he is very rude with his colleagues at the school and he has a bare area of hair at the parietal area, the skin of the scalp is clean and the hairs remaining are in different lengths, what is the diagnosis ?


a. Tricotillomania
b. ADHD
c. Depression
d. Conduct disorder
e. Austism

It can not be conduct disorder because according to DSM-5 criteria for conduct disorder, there are four categories that could be present in the child's behavior: aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and serious violation of rules.The boy is mantioned very rude .It is not in DSM-5 criteria for conduct disorder.the closest choice seems to me a ( tricotilomania)