Reprinted with the permission from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ©2015.  All Rights Reserved

This link on Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in children is part of a larger, online resource – Facts for Families, that was developed by (AACAP) in the United States. AACAP is devoted to promoting healthy development of youth and their families through education, research and advocacy.

Visitors to the site will find information describing ODD, symptoms of ODD, coexisting disorders, treatment of ODD, as well as suggestions for supporting children with ODD. Additionally, within the Family and Youth Resources tab, visitors to the site will find concise Fact Sheets on over 100 topics related to issues facing youth and their families. Particular noteworthy is that these resources are available in multiple languages. In addition to English, most of the Facts for Families resources are also available in Spanish and Chinese. Furthermore, some of the Fact Sheets are also available in Malaysian, Polish, Icelandic, Arabic, Urdu and Hebrew.