Oppositional defiant disorder

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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".[1]

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."[2]

Oppositional defiant disorder in adults

Notes

  1. ↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1.
  2. ↑ Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), Mayo Clinic website