OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER DIAGNOSIS |
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While psychological testing may be
needed, the doctor must examine and talk with the child, talk with
the parents, and review the medical history. Oppositional defiant
disorder rarely travels alone. Children with attention/deficit
hyperactive disorder will also have oppositional defiant disorder
50% of the time. Children with depression/anxiety will have
oppositional defiant disorder 10–29% of the time. Because all of the
features of this disorder are usually present in conduct disorder,
oppositional defiant disorder is not diagnosed if the criteria are
met for conduct disorder.
A diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder should be considered
only if the behaviors occur more frequently and have more serious
consequences than is typically observed in other children of a
similar developmental stage. Further, the behavior must lead to
significant impairment in social, school, or work functioning. |
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