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A child suffering from oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) may exhibit extreme difficulty interacting with parents and siblings at home, or with teachers in school.

environment, parenting styles, and learned history all contribute to how ODD is expressed differently in different individuals. In fact, it is rare to see two people with ODD acting in the same exact way. The DSM-5 also provides mental health professionals with a severity rating for oppositional defiant disorder. Classifying a person’s ODD as mild, moderate, or severe allows for a more individualized diagnosis. Conduct Disorder According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, conduct disorder (CD) refers to a group of repetitive and persistent behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Children and adolescents with this disorder have great difficulty

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Behavioral Disorders: Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders