To meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed., (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for ODD, the child must have at least four ...Advertisement<< PreviousarticleNextarticle >>Apr1,2016Issue  CommonQuestionsAboutOppositionalDefiantDisorder MARGARETRILEY,MD;SANAAHMED,MD;andAMYLOCKE,MD,UniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool,AnnArbor,MichiganAmFamPhysician. 2016 Apr 1;93(7):586-591. Patientinformation:Ahandoutonthistopicisavailableathttps://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/oppositional-defiant-disorder.html.ThisclinicalcontentconformstoAAFPcriteriaforcontinuingmedicaleducation(CME).SeetheCMEQuizQuestions.Authordisclosure:Norelevantfinancialaffiliations.AbstractWhatCausesODD?WhatAretheDiagnosticCriteria?AreThereToolsforDiagnosingODD?WhatAreCommonComorbiditieswithODD?WhichBehavioralTreatmentsAreEffective?CanPharmacologicTreatmentHelp?WhatIstheNaturalHistoryofODD?CanODDBePrevented?ReferencesArticleSectionsAbstractWhatCausesODD?WhatAretheDiagnosticCriteria?AreThereToolsforDiagnosingODD?WhatAreCommonComorbiditieswithODD?WhichBehavioralTreatmentsAreEffective?CanPharmacologicTreatmentHelp?WhatIstheNaturalHistoryofODD?CanODDBePrevented?ReferencesOppositionaldefiantdisorder(ODD)isadisruptivebehaviordisordercharacterizedbyapatternofangryorirritablemood,argumentativeordefiantbehavior,orvindictivenesslastingforatleastsixmonths.ChildrenandadolescentswithODDmayhavetroublecontrollingtheirtemperandareoftendisobedientanddefianttowardothers.TherearenotoolsspecificallydesignedfordiagnosingODD,butmultiplequestionnairescanaidindiagnosiswhileassessingforotherpsychiatricconditions.ODDisoftencomorbidwithattention-deficit/hyperactivitydisorder,conductdisorder,andmooddisorders,includinganxietyanddepression.BehavioraltherapyforthechildandfamilymembersimprovessymptomsofODD.Medicationsarenotrecommendedasfirst-linetreatmentforODD;however,treatmentofcomorbidmentalhealthconditionswithmedicationsoftenimprovesODDsymptoms.AdultsandadolescentswithahistoryofODDhaveagreate