This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Patients diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) can exhibit constant and excessive anger and aggravation. Symptoms of ODD typically arise by the age of 8, as children become defiant and ...

Children who are angry and argumentative can be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Psychologists think it may oversimplify deeper causes, like ADHD, autism, and trauma. It might also lead ...

My child is holding us hostage! “Everything is a fight. Nothing is easy”! I can’t begin to count the number of patient evaluations or school consultations I have done over thirty years that begin with ...

Parenting is tough but parenting an oppositional and defiant child can try even the most patient parent's resolve. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Paul Sunseri offered tips from his new book, "GENTLE ...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a behavior disorder where children are frequently uncooperative or hostile. It may have genetic, environmental, and psychosocial causes. Children with ODD have a ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – A new development at Mayo Clinic is helping parents detect the early signs of a child’s tantrum. It ...

When Buckley Tant was six years old, his world (and his family’s) began to unravel. Diagnosed with ADHD and later Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Buckley was a bright child whose behavior turned ...

Is your child often irritable or prone to temper outbursts? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies the distinctions between bipolar disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), ...