This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Children who are angry and argumentative can be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Psychologists think it may oversimplify deeper causes, like ADHD, autism, and trauma. It might also lead ...

My child is holding us hostage! “Everything is a fight. Nothing is easy”! I can’t begin to count the number of patient evaluations or school consultations I have done over thirty years that begin with ...

Patients diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) can exhibit constant and excessive anger and aggravation. Symptoms of ODD typically arise by the age of 8, as children become defiant and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Psychotic and childhood disorder diagnoses were more likely assigned to Black patients vs. white patients. White ...

When a child or adult demonstrates disruptive behavior, it can be representative of several psychological disorders or simply ...

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a behavior disorder where children are frequently uncooperative or hostile. It may have genetic, environmental, and psychosocial causes. Children with ODD have a ...

Parenting is tough but parenting an oppositional and defiant child can try even the most patient parent's resolve. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Paul Sunseri offered tips from his new book, "GENTLE ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – A new development at Mayo Clinic is helping parents detect the early signs of a child’s tantrum. It ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participate in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers in ...

If your anger or defiant behavior is really getting in the way of relationships, career goals, and other aspects of your life, but you’re unable to curb your emotional impulses, you may have a problem ...

Parenting an argumentative child can be very demanding and stressful. It often leads a parent to ask, "Why won't you just listen to me?" Arguing and defiance comes in varying levels. From the minor ...