What is ODD (oppositional defiant disorder)?What treatment is available??

Question

What about adults with ODD??

Answer 1

ODD is a behavioral disorder in DSM-IV-TR used for children and adolescents. Behaviors include:
often loses temper
often argues with adults
often actively defies or refuses to comply with adult requests or rules
often deliberately annoys people
often blames other for misbehavior
is often touchy and easily annoyed by others
is often angry or resentful
is often spiteful or vindictive
To receive a diagnosis of ODD four or more of these symptoms must be met for a period of at least 6 months. Remember, only a licensed professional can diagnose disorders.

ODD is more prevalent in males and usually becomes evident before 8 yrs old. Persons with ODD diagnosis are often also diagnosed with Conduct Disorder.

Treatment can include medications (only to be discussed in person with a medical doctor), therapy, and behavioral modification. Children with extreme cases of this disorder often require short term- or long term residential treatment centers.

To answer your second questions...adults cannot be diagnosed with ODD. A diagnosis will most likely change to Antisocial Personality Disorder if symptoms persist.

Answer 2

I work in a residential setting with children and ODD is just a defiant, bad or whatever you want to call it child!!! However, this child will take this behavior to another level because they are seeking ALL of the attention!!! I have not heard of adults having odd. The funny thing is where I work they tell the children that they odd and they use it as an excuse for their behavior....LOL...so when I ask them to stop they will say Oh I can't I have oppositional defiant disorder....which I find to be very funny because that means they know they are misbehaving!!!!

Answer 3

In a nutshell, it's when a child cannot take no for an answer. When he hears "no" he will do whatever he has been forbidden to do, act out, become violent and will do anything but obey what the adult wishes of him.
Mostly boys with this disorder, so I am safe saying "him".
Treatment- behaviour modification, family therapy and at worst case scenario and last resort- medication.
Best results: behaviour mod and family treatment combo.

Answer 4

I work in the mental health field and have heard ODD used by a number of child/adolescent psychaitrists.

While I understand that a diagnosis needs to be used, I really believe it is just kids being opposed to what an adult wants them to do...they throw temper tantrums, break things, become violent, etc.

I think that "back in the day", they just said that the kid was "bad" and beat them into submission!

Answer 5

Wow... that list the other person gave of all the symptoms, sounds like what kids do, that's why they need parenting... I have a friend who basically didn't parent her child and the doctors said her child had ADD and ODD. But then she and her husband took *gasp* lol.. parenting classes and lo and behold, the child behaves and doesn't have ADD, she's GIFTED.. all her parents (my friend and her husband) do now is things I've done all along with my child, it's called being the adult, being the parent, being in control and being consistent!

Answer 6

ODD is pretty much a way for psychiatrists to label masculine behaviour as bad.
ODD is just as much a problem as homosexuality.
In other words it isn't. some people just don't like it.