Since the adoption of the oppositional defiant disorder ODD diagnosis in 1980 children have been getting help for the severe behavioral challenges that define ODD. Characterized by an unwillingness to listen to authority and displays of vindictive behavior oppositional defiant disorder can create difficulties in both family and school dynamics. This book dives deep into the symptoms causes and treatments of oppositional defiant disorder as well as other disruptive impulse control and conduct disorders. Every book in the Behavioral Disorders series is packed with valuable information regarding many types of mental health disorders including personality disorders eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD. This comprehensive series offers insight into the causes treatments and outlook for each of these disorders.