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Adult Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Health Encyclopedia: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Consistency in rules and fair consequences should be practiced in the child's home. Punishments should not be overly harsh or inconsistently applied.
Appropriate behaviors should be modeled by the adults in the household. Abuse and neglect increase the chances that this condition will occur.
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Expert & Community Posts
Frequently Asked Questions: Coexisting or Comorbid Conditions
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Health Guide
ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
...illnesses. Symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder include: ArgumentativeProblem with adults and other authority figuresOften has hard time either making friends or sustaining... Read more »ADHD: Co-existing Conditions
...include: Easily angered, annoyed or loses temper oftenDefiant behavior toward parents, adults and other authority figuresHas difficulty making friendsArgues oftenVindictive ... Read more »Oppositional defiant disorder
...children respond well to treatment. Complications In a significant proportion of cases, the adult condition of conduct disorder can be traced back to the presence of oppositional defiant... Read more »ADHD and Conduct Disorder
...following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable manner. They are often viewed by other children, adults and social agencies as “bad” or delinquent, rather than mentally ill.” ... Read more »Oppositional defiant disorder
Arguing with adults Loss of temper Angry and resentful of others Actively defies adults' requests Spiteful or vindictive behavior Blames others for own... Read more »
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