Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a childhood mental health condition involving disruptive behavior that can continue into adulthood. Treatment may include therapy and medication. Nearly every ...

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 ...

This post was co-authored with Rachel Hardy, M.A. In this three-part series, we seek to explore alternate explanations for childhood defiance/misbehavior. In Part 1, childhood misbehavior was ...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disruptive behavior disorder that emerges during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by persistent angry or irritable mood, unruly and argumentative ...