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Prenatal and Neighborhood Correlates of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

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This study investigates the link between prenatal exposure to alcohol and drugs, parental perceptions of neighborhood safety and support, and the diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) among a nationally representative sample of youth. A subset of variables from a larger study, the 2001–2004 National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), as well as its supplemental parental surveys, was analyzed in this study. This study used a specific selection of 5,924 adolescents and their parents from the NCS-A. Results suggest a correlation between prenatal caffeine use and a subsequent ODD diagnosis in female adolescents. Overall correlations between neighborhood drug use/sales and minority status and a subsequent diagnosis of ODD in adolescents were also found. Social, environmental, and professional implications of these findings are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Forensic Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells, Chicago, IL, 60654, USA

    Andrea A. Russell, Claire L. Johnson, Arwa Hammad, Kelly I. Ristau & Kendell L. Coker

  2. Department of Criminal Justice, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA

    Sandra Zawadzki, Luz Del Alba Villar & Kendell L. Coker

  3. Department of Psychology, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA

    Sandra Zawadzki & Kendell L. Coker

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Russell, A.A., Johnson, C.L., Hammad, A. et al. Prenatal and Neighborhood Correlates of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Child Adolesc Soc Work J 32, 375–381 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-015-0379-3

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