The Clinicians Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Symptoms, Assessment, and Treatment

The Clinician’s Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Symptoms, Assessment, and Treatment uniquely focuses on practical strategies for assessing and treating Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in youth. After briefly reviewing clinical characteristics of ODD and known causal factors, the book reviews brief and easily administered assessment measures of ODD. It further describes efficacious treatment elements across different treatment protocols that can be personalized for young children, older children, and/or adolescents that are based on unique clinical and family characteristics. Assessment and treatment tips for addressing commonly co-occurring problems, such as difficulties with toilet training, lying, problems with peers, and aggression are included.

Finally, the book includes practical tools, such as therapeutic handouts, sample rating forms, and psychoeducational materials for parents and clinicians, along with links to online materials for ease of use in applied clinical settings.

Provides cutting-edge clinical insights on the etiology, assessment and treatment of ODDOutlines the symptoms of ODD and their links to the development of other disordersReviews heritable and environmental causes of ODDDescribes efficacious treatment elements, such as differential attention and time outProvides guidelines for associated problems, such as bedwetting and lyingIncludes in-text and online materials for applied use in assessment and treatment

ODD Dimensions and Predictions of Later Problems
The Importance and Ease of Early Assessment; Causal Factors
Theories of ODD; Overview of Evidence-Based Treatments of ODD
Overview of Evidence-Based Treatment Components
Treatment Component
1. Differential Attention; Treatment Component
2. Logical Consequences and Reward Systems; Treatment Component
3. Time Out; Treatment Component
4. Cognitive Skills; Treatment Component
5. Problem-Solving; Other Related Problem Treatments: Social Skills, and Toilet and Sleep Problems;