Los trastornos de la conducta (también denominados trastornos de la conducta perturbadora) son el motivo más frecuente por el que se deriva a los niños para evaluaciones y tratamientos de salud mental.
Existen diversos tipos de trastornos de conducta que requieren el cuidado clínico de un médico u otro profesional de la salud. En el siguiente directorio se enumeran algunos de ellos, para los cuales le proveemos una breve descripción.
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