Medicalizing relationship problems

[thomas45]

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[Jerilyn]

I'm with you on this one. I have a friend's who's son has had this label placed on him somewhere along the way too. Same situation, it seems that the situations in which he "has the symptoms," is with his Mom. I think she likes the label because it takes responsibility off her.

Just my 2 cents!

[bullwinkle77]

Oppositional Defiant Disorder is an existing mental health diagnosis. There is an excellent tool used to diagnosis and treat many illnesses/diseases that have a mental health component to them. This tool is used by many professionals including: Medical Doctors, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, etc. This tool is a manual called the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders). It is published by the American Psychiatry Association. This is a well written book used by professionals that is one more tool in the process of getting someone help. If you are curious about this manual, you can access parts of it online.

While I can not speak directly about the child you know who has received this diagnosis, I can tell you that I would recommend being proactive and read that part of the DSM-IV that covers Oppositional Defiant Disorder and read about all the components that lead a professional to this diagnosis to see if it is a fit, rather than doubting that this is the case before looking at all of the facts. You will find that in order to received this diagnosis, there are very specific symptoms, behaviors, etc. that lead a professional to this diagnosis. This is a very serious diagnosis, not one that is easily come to. It is a disorder that can unfortunately have some very serious ramifications if not dealt with.

[Seattle-Lite]

I have first hand experience with this issue between mother and daughter and I was put on ritalin from ( 1975 thru 1985) I was a complete zombie and a nervouse wreck

When my parents divorced (1985) during my 8th grade year, I moved with my father and never had issue with behavior problems, until I moved back in with my mother.

I hope this helps.