Mental Disorder

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior that develops in childhood and is characterized as recurrent disobedient, overall negative or agitated mood, a quarrelsome attitude or being vengeful toward authority figures. Unlike in conduct disorder defiant behaviors in oppositional defiant disorders typically do not involve aggression, destruction, theft, or deceit. Oppositional defiant disorder, CONDUCT DISORDER and ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER sometimes co-occur.