Maternal Ratings of ODD Symptoms: Subtypes versus Severity in a General Community Sample of Children

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a common childhood disorder (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000; APA, 2013). The aim of the present study was to ascertain the optimal structure for the ODD symptoms by identifying whether ODD is a qualitatively distinct entity (categorical) or is a continuum, with high levels on this continuum reflecting ODD (quantitative or dimensional view).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - December 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rapson Gomez, Vasilis Stavropoulos Source Type: research