Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Saya Hadden & Oscar Lara
Causes:
- No clear cause.
- May be a combination of inherited and environmental factors including:
- Environment: Problems with parenting that may involve lack of supervision, inconsistent or harsh different, abuse or neglect.
Symptoms:
- Unstable mood
- Argumentative
- Defiant Behavior
- Spiteful
- These behaviors occur in children younger than 5 years, occurs at least a period of six months.
- For children who are younger, their behavior may occur every week or six months.
Signs:
- See
- Smell
- Measure
- Unstable mood
- Argumentative Behavior
Treatment:
- Can't be cured
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Counseling Psychology
- Family Therapy
- Group Psychotherapy
Complications:
- Poor school & work performance
- Anti-social Behavior
- Impulse control problems
- Substance use disorder
- Suicide
- Depression
- Anxiety