Oppositional defiant disorder
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What is oppositional defiant disorder?
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant, and hostile behavior toward authority figures that seriously interferes with a child's day to day functioning and occurs more frequently in the child than in other children of the same age and developmental level.
Common symptoms reported by people with oppositional defiant disorder
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What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with oppositional defiant disorder
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Data from patients with oppositional defiant disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with oppositional defiant disorder
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for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
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1
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anxious mood
(1)
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for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
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Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
tiredness
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
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Data from patients with oppositional defiant disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has oppositional defiant disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 52 patients have this condition
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 11 say oppositional defiant disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 13 | |
| 20s | 9 | |
| 30s | 14 | |
| 40s | 6 | |
| 50s | 2 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 17 | |
| 20-29 years | 1 | |
| 30-39 years | 2 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 20 | |
| Female | 27 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 28 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 3 |
These charts show data from oppositional defiant disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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