The purpose of this systemic review empirical research was to investigate available evidence-based interventions for use with students oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in general classroom settings. ODD is a specific characterised by angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, and vindictiveness. Often hidden the extant literature, as it categorized under umbrella term emotional be...

Seizures associated with temporal lobe tumors may rarely manifest as episodic aggressive behavior. We describe 2 cases involving pediatric patients who presented with histories of unusually aggressive and antisocial behavior. Magnetic resonance imaging identified right mesial temporal lobe masses in both patients. After craniotomy for tumor removal, both patients were seizure-free and had marke...

Objective: While DSM-IV Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbid with antisocial behaviours identified by DSM-IV conduct disorder (CD) has been claimed as a ‘distinct subtype’, there is less information about the validity of a subtype based on the more prevalent comorbidity of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). The present study investigated the associations of past ODD with p...

The aim of this study was to establish the range of psychiatric disorders and psychiatric comorbidity among children and adolescents attending a primary mental health service (PMHS). The main psychiatric diagnostic categories were: oppositional defiant disorders (ODDs) (75.3%), anxiety disorders (36.1%), mood disorders (35.1%), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHDs) (28.9%). The ...

Conduct disorder is a common childhood psychiatric problem that has an increased incidence in adolescence. The primary diagnostic features of conduct disorder include aggression, theft, vandalism, violations of rules and/or lying. For a diagnosis, these behaviors must occur for at least a six-month period. Conduct disorder has a multifactorial etiology that includes biologic, psychosocial and f...

Purpose of Research. Numerous studies have reported comorbidities, overlapping symptoms, and shared risk factors among cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD). We present three adolescent males aged 13-16 years with conduct disorder having past history of ADHD and ODD. Principal Result. The symptom profile especiall...