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Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/72.htm
In children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), there is an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant, and hostile behavior toward authority figures that seriously interferes with the youngster's day to day functioning. This fact sheet from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry can provide additional background on ODD.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2791.htm
ODD is usually diagnosed when a child has a persistent or consistent pattern of disobedience and hostility toward parents, teachers, or other adults. This article from eMedicine provides a broad overview of ODD.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder
http://ericec.org/faq/odd.html
This FAQ document provides answers to frequently asked questions about ODD.

Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childqa.cfm
A booklet from the National Institute of Mental Health has answers to frequently asked questions about the treatment of mental disorders in children—includes a medications chart.

Web sites for more information

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org/
The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.

ODD - Family Village Library
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_odd.htm
This Web section of Family Village includes links to Web sites and chat rooms focusing on ODD.