McNeilis, J., Maughan, B., Goodman, R. et al. (1 more author) (2018) Comparing the characteristics and outcomes of parent- and teacher-reported oppositional defiant disorder: findings from a national sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59 (6). pp. 659-666. ISSN 0021-9630
Abstract
Background:
Parents and teachers often disagree on the presence of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in children. It has been argued that ODD should be treated as an informant-specific disorder. This study compared the characteristics of children identified with ODD by parent- and teacher-report.
Methods:
We used the 1999 British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey, including more than 10000 observations aged 5-15 years, to investigate symptom profiles, risk factors, comorbidities and three-year outcomes of parent- and teacher-reported ODD.
Results:
Parents and teachers poorly agreed on ODD diagnosis. Parent-reported ODD was more strongly associated with a concurrent anxiety disorder at time1 and a successive diagnosis of ODD at time2. Beyond these differences, parent- and teacher- reported ODD showed similar symptom profiles, risk factors, comorbidities, and outcomes.
Conclusions:
Children identified by parent-report and teacher-report share more similarities than differences in the characteristics of their disorder. This does not support the formation of informant-specific ODD disorders.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in The Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Oppositional defiant disorder; nosology; diagnosis |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2017 11:32 |
Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2023 10:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jcpp.12845 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:122947 |