The purpose of this case study is to provide an overview of disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders. Disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders include: Oppositional defiant disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, conduct disorder, pyromania and kleptomania. In both children and adolescence these behaviors if not properly addressed can lead to further problematic issues as the individual progresses towards adulthood. Although, psychodynamic, psychosocial, and biological factors all play an important role, the etiology of these disorders remains unknown (Sadock, Sadock, & Ruiz, 2009). In this case study, the following will be discussed: Neuroscience of mental health disorder, assessment, pharmacological and non-pharmacological
