ODD

OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORDER

USUALLY FOUND IN CHILDREN: SHOW FREQUENT & PERSISTENT

PATTERNS OF ANGER, IRRITABILITY, ARGUING, OR DEFIANCE TOWARD
YOU OR OTHER AUTHORITY FIGURES. USUALLY BEGIN IN PRESCHOOL
AGES, BUT ALMOST ALWAYS DEVELOPS BEFORE THE TEENAGE YEARS.

5 CRITERIA:
1. LASTS AT LEAST 6 MONTHS
TREATMENTS:
2. CAUSES SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AT WORK, SCHOOL, OR HOME
3. OCCURS WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON BESIDES A SIBLING
4. HAS AT LEAST 1 OF THE 4 SYMPTOMS: ANGRY, IRRITABILITY, Consult a doctor for
ARGUMENTATIVE, DEFIANCE, VINDICTIVENESS medical advice
5. IS ITS OWN PROBLEM (NOT FROM ANOTHER DISORDER LIKE DEPRESSION)
Individual & Family
Therapy
SEVERITY VARIES
MILD: SYMPTOMS ONLY OCCUR IN ONE SETTING (SCHOOL, HOME, WORK,
Cognitive Behavioral
ECT.) Therapy
MODERATE: SYMPTOMS OCCUR IN AT LEAST TWO SETTINGS Applied Behavioral
SEVERE: SYMPTOMS OCCUR IN THREE OR MORE SETTINGS Therapy

USUALLY WITH TIME, THE SYMPTOMS EXPAND TO MORE AND MORE SETTINGS.

There is no KNOWN cause of ODD, but it could be due to genetics

(neurological differences in brain function) or environmental factors
(neglect, lack of supervision, and inconsistent or harsh discipline).
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