1. Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
What is ODD
Symptoms
Treatment

2. What is Opositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)?
problems with: defiance, disobedience and hostility toward authority figures
last for at least six months.
Its disorder is described as a diagnosis of recurrent problems with defiance, disobedience and hostility toward authority figures that last for at least six months.

3. symptoms need to occur outside of a mood disorder
without psychotic features
cause a disruption in school, social, and work performance..
exact cause is unknown.
contributing factors are suspected to be genetics, and family and social conflict/injury.
These symptoms need to occur outside of a mood disorder, and without psychotic features, and cause a disruption in school, social, and work performance..
The exact cause is unknown. It is proposed that some contributing factors are genetics, and family and social conflict/injury.

4. Symptoms of ODD. often loses temper often argues with adults
defies authority deliberately
deliberately annoys people
blames others for own mistakes
is touchy, angry and resentful, spiteful and vindictive.
These symptoms need to occur outside of a mood disorder, and without psychotic features, and cause a disruption in school, social, and work performance..
The exact cause is unknown. It is proposed that some contributing factors are genetics, and family and social conflict/injury.

5. Treatment.
Medications are not usually indicated unless another illness is present.
This illness may co occur with depression, ADHD, or anxiety disorders.
Individual and family psychotherapy
There are may sides to treatment of ODD.
Medications are not usually indicated unless another illness is present. This illness may co occur with depression, ADHD, or anxiety disorders.
Individual and family psychotherapy are the main component of treatment of ODD.