Classes of oppositional-defiant behavior: concurrent and predictive validity

• Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry Vol. 55; no. 10; pp. 1162 - 1171
• Main Authors: Althoff, Robert R., Kuny-Slock, Ana V., Verhulst, Frank C., Hudziak, James J., van der Ende, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - classification; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; Behavior disorders; Behavior Rating Scales; Check Lists; Checklist; Child; Child Behavior; Child Behavior - classification; Child Behavior - psychology; Child Behavior Checklist; Child psychology; Child, Preschool; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Female; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Juvenile Delinquency - psychology; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Netherlands; Oppositional defiant disorder; Predictive Validity; Psychopathology; Pyrimidines; Reproducibility of Results; Triazoles; United States; Validity; United States; Netherlands; Child Behavior Checklist; validity; Oppositional defiant disorder; longitudinal studies

Background Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) has components of both irritability and defiance. It remains unclear whether children with variation in these domains have different adult outcomes. This study examined the concurrent and predictive validity of classes of oppositional defiant behavior....