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Recurrent maladaptive behavior

HP:5200241

What it means

A repeating behavior that is either immediately unproductive or has negative long-term consequences. This includes harmful coping mechanisms such as addictive behavior and failure to control impulses and compulsions.

Part of the broader category

Recurrent maladaptive behavior

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.