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Antisocial Personality Disorder MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Tree Number(s)
F03.675.050
Unique ID
D000987
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000987
Scope Note
A personality disorder whose essential feature is a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood. The individual must be at least age 18 and must have a history of some symptoms of CONDUCT DISORDER before age 15. (From DSM-IV, 1994).
Entry Version
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DIS
Entry Term(s)
Antisocial Behavior
Antisocial Personality
Deviant Behavior
Dyssocial Behavior
Personality Disorder, Antisocial
Psychopathic Personality
Sociopathic Personality
See Also
Conduct Disorder
Public MeSH Note
81; was ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY 1976-80, was SOCIOPATHIC PERSONALITY 1963-75
Online Note
use ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER to search ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY 1976-80 & SOCIOPATHIC PERSONALITY 1966-75
History Note
81; was ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY 1976-80, was ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY see under SOCIOPATHIC PERSONALITY 1969-75; SOCIOPATHIC PERSONALITY was heading 1963-75
Date Introduced
1976/01/01
Last Updated
2023/05/31
Antisocial Personality Disorder Preferred
Dyssocial Behavior Broader
Antisocial Behavior Related
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