Disruptive & Impulse-Control
Disruptive & Impulse-Control
Deliberate and purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion
Repetitive/persistent pattern of behaviour violating rights of others or major societal norms; ≥3 of 15 criteria in past 12 months (≥1 in past 6): aggression to people/animals; destruction of property; deceitfulness/theft; serious rule violations
B. Tension or affective arousal before the act C. Fascination with, interest in, curiosity about, or attraction to fire and its situational contexts D. Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting fires or when witnessing or participating in their aftermath
B. Behaviour disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning C. If individual is age ≥18, criteria not met for antisocial personality disorder
A. Deliberate and purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion B. Tension or affective arousal before the act C. Fascination with, interest in, curiosity about, or attraction to fire and its situational contexts
A. Repetitive/persistent pattern of behaviour violating rights of others or major societal norms; ≥3 of 15 criteria in past 12 months (≥1 in past 6): aggression to people/animals; destruction of property; deceitfulness/theft; serious rule violations B. Behaviour disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning C. If individual is age ≥18, criteria not met for antisocial personality disorder
Mild; Moderate; Severe
Childhood-onset type; Adolescent-onset type; Unspecified onset; With limited prosocial emotions
Conduct disorder (fire-setting as one of multiple antisocial behaviours; no tension-relief cycle); Antisocial PD (instrumental or criminal fire-setting); Mania (impulsive fire-setting during manic episode)
ODD (less severe; no aggression, property destruction, or serious rule violations); ADHD (comorbid in ~25%; impulsivity without deliberate harm; code both when criteria independently met); Intermittent explosive disorder (impulsive reactive aggression without sustained conduct pattern)