| Oppositional Defiance Disorder treatment
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| | symptoms associated with ODD has been
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| generally results in the combination of
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| | documented. Most physicians recommend the
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| following treatment methods:
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| | use of anti-psychotic drugs in extreme
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| - Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy is defined
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| | cases where behavior modification and
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| as any form of counseling involving a
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| | psychotherapy have failed
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| medical profession. This can range from
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| | - Behavior Modification: Behavior
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| individual to group or even family
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| | Modification is a form of psychotherapy
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| therapy. The goal of psychotherapy is to
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| | in which the parent is taught methods of
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| help the child learn ways to express
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| | controlling a child's behavior using
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| their feeling and manage their anger. The
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| | positive techniques. Using a series of
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| child learns what triggers their defiant
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| | rewards and punishments, the parent
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| behavior and ways to channel that energy
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| | begins to teach their defiant child what
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| in a more productive manner. Family
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| | behaviors are acceptable. By encouraging
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| therapy is aimed at helping the entire
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| | acceptable behaviors, the parent is able
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| family understand and cope with the
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| | to reduce the incidence of defiant
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| child's defiant behavior. By
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| | behavior. These techniques can be
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| understanding the triggers that stimulate
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| | combined with individual psychotherapy to
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| a child's defiant behavior the family
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| | provide an even stronger reinforcement
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| learns how to properly respond.
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| | for good behavior while providing anger
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| - Medication: An increasingly common
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| | management solutions. In a recent study
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| solution to managing ODD has been to use
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| | by the Journal of the American Academy of
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| prescription medication. Initially
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| | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry showed
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| studied to treat chemical imbalances
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| | that behavior modification combined with
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| associated with schizophrenia and
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| | psychotherapy is as effective as
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| Parkinson's disease, these anti-psychotic
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| | medication in coping with Oppositional
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| drugs have been shown to reduce a child's
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| | Defiance Disorder.
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| outburst and defiant behavior. However,
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| | While there is on cure for ODD, with
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| the long-term effects of these drugs on
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| | proper education and dedication, it is
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| children has not been studied. ODD is not
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| | possible to control the symptoms.
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| caused by a chemical imbalance that can
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| | Medication provides a viable solution to
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| be corrected using medication. Scientist
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| | coping with the symptoms however, should
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| have not be able to identify the cause of
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| | be considered only as an alternative to
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| ODD however, their ability to reduce the
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| | failed behavior modification.
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