Annotated Bibliography
Riley, M., Ahmed, S., & Locke, A. (2016). Common Questions About Oppositional Defiant Disorder. American Family Physician, 93(7), 586-591.
The authors take a comprehensive look at Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). The paper discusses what causes ODD and how most specialists think the cause of ODD is the collective effect of several risk factors that stem from biologic, psychological, as well as social issues. The authors then go on to discuss the diagnostic criteria for diagnosing ODD as well as different treatment options. The article describes other programs for adolescents that concentrate on cognitive based therapy interventions, educational skills training as well as vocational training and preparation for academics. The article is a linear look at oppositional defiance through its etiology and history all the way until the authors gives …show more content…
The paper discusses how in home family therapy has been proven to be an effective way of working with some of the toughest cases involving behavioral issues. The authors work on in home family therapy looks at client in environment or client in place as detailed as they can, given the circumstances of the study. The efficacy of the research is even questioned by the authors themselves. They freely admit that more research is needed in this area. The authors start with a sound research question and plan. Is in home treatment an effective way to treat behavioral issues in children? Their results say that it is. It was interesting to follow the specific plan of the researchers from obtaining their sample of 11 children through the development of treatment plans and eventually the outcomes. My thoughts were that this is exactly as if the clients were in a community mental health treatment
Riley, M., Ahmed, S., & Locke, A. (2016). Common Questions About Oppositional Defiant Disorder. American Family Physician, 93(7), 586-591.
The authors take a comprehensive look at Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). The paper discusses what causes ODD and how most specialists think the cause of ODD is the collective effect of several risk factors that stem from biologic, psychological, as well as social issues. The authors then go on to discuss the diagnostic criteria for diagnosing ODD as well as different treatment options. The article describes other programs for adolescents that concentrate on cognitive based therapy interventions, educational skills training as well as vocational training and preparation for academics. The article is a linear look at oppositional defiance through its etiology and history all the way until the authors gives …show more content…
The paper discusses how in home family therapy has been proven to be an effective way of working with some of the toughest cases involving behavioral issues. The authors work on in home family therapy looks at client in environment or client in place as detailed as they can, given the circumstances of the study. The efficacy of the research is even questioned by the authors themselves. They freely admit that more research is needed in this area. The authors start with a sound research question and plan. Is in home treatment an effective way to treat behavioral issues in children? Their results say that it is. It was interesting to follow the specific plan of the researchers from obtaining their sample of 11 children through the development of treatment plans and eventually the outcomes. My thoughts were that this is exactly as if the clients were in a community mental health treatment