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behavioral disorder

behavioral disorder A behavioral disorder is a specific pattern of problem behaviors that tends to persist and appear in characteristic groupings, and that causes significant difficulty in a person’s functioning.

A behavioral disorder is a specific pattern of problem behaviors that tends to persist and appear in characteristic groupings, and that causes significant difficulty in a person’s functioning.

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