Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) are two very unacknowledged disorders that are very well and much present in society nowadays. Like Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) And Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder (ADHD), ODD and CD can affect one’s abilities in life and school, unlike ADD and ADHD which are highly recognizable disorders, ODD and CD are unrecognizable by most and considered “fake” disorders that are just putting a name to childish rebellion. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder are in fact “real” and are recognized by the DSM-5 list which is apart of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classifying ODD and CD to be Impulse Control Disorders therefore establishing them to be considered as real mental illnesses/disorders in our society. ODD and CD generally coincide and are found more common with individuals who have also been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder (ADHD). Although, ODD and CD are real disorders and categorized as the same type of disorder, they are considered to be two different disorders, CD is a more developed and elongated version of ODD.
In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) began researching oppositional defiant disorder with its first diagnosis in 1987, this confirmed it to be a real psychiatric disorder. ODD is characterized by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and listed as an ongoing and recurring pattern of defiant, hostile, disobedient, and negative behavior towards authority figures. Those who suffer from this disorder may often appear to be angry and stubborn. According to the diagnostic guidelines, the chara...
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...se their actions are generally more extensive than a child diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Although different, CD is the outcome of oppositional defiant disorder if not treated, the child will soon develop conduct disorder. Once the child has grown up starting out with ODD that is left untreated, they will most likely develop CD or grow out of their ODD. After maturity, conduct disorder can lead to antisocial personality disorder, this is a common trait of a convict/prisoner.
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