Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Adolescents whose mothers had anxiety or depressive symptoms were at increased risk for conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms at age 17 years, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Children and adolescents who were admitted to a NICU at birth have a greater risk for developing psychiatric disorders, psychiatric comorbidity and oppositional defiant disorder, according to results of a cross-sectional observational study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.