Articles related to "Oppositional Defiant Disorder"

All children misbehave and disobey from time to time; when these behaviors are constant, parents can look for assistance.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder affects a surprisingly large percentage of children. This article deals with how you should handle tantrums precipitated by ODD.

Let us hope that the "scholars" of the DSM V Committee have the good sense to remove this blatant tool of social control from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

In as few as ten days, parents can help their distracted child become more focused and productive.

Martin L. Kutscher, MD has written Kids in the Syndrome Mix to assist all who are making their way through the alphabet soup of diagnoses.

A child who displays severe behavior problems may have a behavioral disability. Parents of unruly children are often misjudged by relatives, friends, and strangers.

Many underage muggers, extortionists, purse-snatchers, rapists, robbers, shoplifters, burglars, arsonists, vandals, and animal torturers have Conduct Disorder.

A few facts and statistics about ADD and ADHD that may surprise you.

Conditions that often occur with ADHD include obsessive-compulsive and antisocial behaviour disorders, depression, anxiety, learning disabilities and Tourette's Syndrome.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder affects not only children but adults as well. ADHD children never outgrow the condition but take this with them as they grow.

Students showing depressive or manic behaviors in the classroom can be a challenge for teachers. These strategies can be helpful for the child with bipolar disorder.

Conduct Disorder is characterized by aggressiveness, destruction of property, theft or lying and disregard for rules.

The holiday season is a time for special events and celebration. Parents of children with disruptive behavior conditions know changes in daily routine can mean trouble.

Impulse Control Disorders appear as uncontrollable, injurious behaviors in children and adults. Six distinct categories define this potentially dangerous condition.

Baby boomers are one-third of today's teachers. When they retire, who will teach the children? There is growing concern that we will have a serious teaching shortage.

Students who skip classes regularly could be suffering from a wide range of mental health disorders, or may simply feel unsafe at school.

Intermittent explosive disorder exceeds routine anger. Characterized by violent rages and destruction of property, persons with IED can cause self-injury and harm others.

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