UNDERSTANDING OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER: A MENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
INTRODUCTION we often encounter children who challenge boundaries, but when defiance becomes a daily battle, it might signal something deeper. oppositional defiant disorder (odd) remains one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions in young people. according to “american academy of child & adolescent psychiatry”, nearly 1-16% of school-age children meet diagnostic criteria for this […]