Oppositional defiant disorder

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) under Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders and defined as "a pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness".

Oppositional defiant disorder in children

According to the Mayo Clinic: "oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) includes a frequent and ongoing pattern of anger, irritability, arguing and defiance toward parents and other authority figures. ODD also includes being spiteful and seeking revenge, a behavior called vindictiveness."

Oppositional defiant disorder in adults

Oppositional defiant disorder in adults often overlaps with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults.

According to the ADHD magazine ADDitude:

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An adult with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) may feel mad at the world, and lose his temper regularly — even daily. This may manifest as road rage or verbal abuse. It may cause tension with authority figures, and trouble at work. It may tear apart relationships... ODD has a strongly genetic component. It runs in families and several people in the same family may be affected. It often begins in childhood with patterns of rebellion against adults and their rules. Some children with ODD outgrow the condition by age eight or nine. But about half of them continue to experience symptoms of ODD through adulthood. People with ODD report feeling angry all of the time, and about 40 percent of them become progressively worse and develop antisocial personality disorder.

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Healthline.com indicates about ODD and adults:

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ODD generally isn’t diagnosed in teenagers or adults. But childhood ODD can continue into late adolescence and adulthood, especially when it goes undiagnosed and untreated. While the general symptoms remain the same, adults with ODD might also: have a lot of anger toward the world feel generally misunderstood, unappreciated, or disliked have strong attitudes of disdain or disrespect for authority figures be impatient have a habit of defending themselves forcefully and refusing to consider feedback from others lash out at others when they feel slighted, and have low frustration tolerance have trouble maintaining jobs, romantic relationships, and friendships, due to frequent tension and conflict find it hard to follow rules and expectations at home and work

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