OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER

Course overview

OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER (ODD) IS A TYPE OF CHILDHOOD DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDER THAT PRIMARILY INVOLVES PROBLEMS WITH THE SELF-CONTROL OF EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIORS. ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FIFTH EDITION (DSM-5), THE MAIN FEATURE OF ODD IS A PERSISTENT PATTERN OF ANGRY OR IRRITABLE MOOD, ARGUMENTATIVE OR DEFIANT BEHAVIOR, OR VINDICTIVENESS TOWARD OTHERS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TREATMENT IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.