A CASE OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER

1. A CASE OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER By Dr. Jawahar Shah M.D.(Hom)

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3. Case of Attention Deficit and Disruptive Manipulative Behavioral Disorder + Oppositional Defiant Disorder

4. A female child, 5 years old, was brought in 1982 with peculiar complaints. The child would pass urine and stool daily as soon as she would reach the staircase of her house.

5. To avoid this, the mother would daily pick up the child from the school, would make her pass urine and /or stool in school; but still, this did not solve the problems.

6. In spite of this, the child would still pass stool and urine on the staircase, even when there were no apparent reasons in doing so.

7. On detailed interview of the child separately, we came out with some interesting facts... The child was extraordinarily intelligent, smart, witty,and had a lot of presence of mind.

8. When slowly probed into the depth of the case, The child revealed that the mother gave more attention to younger brother who was 3 years younger to her.

9. Secondly, their mother would lock them and leave them all alone in the house.

10. Thirdly, the child always felt that her mother did not give things desired by her, and would often hit or punish her.

11. The child acted in this manner on purpose. She would do this act of passing stool and urine to take revenge.

12. The child said ‘it was my way of taking revenge on my mother, who is not treating me in the right way’.

13. Basically, the child was : • Very mischievous and • disobedient. • Would never take any orders • given by teacher or anybody.

14. Very destructive in nature. • Would tear off books or • break toys. • Attitude was very revengeful. • Would often hit other children.

15. A Case of • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavioural Disorder . It satisfies the diagnostic criteria 313.81 of the Oppositional Defiant Disorder.  • A pattern of • Negativistic • Hostile and • Defiant Behaviour • lasting for 6 months or more

16. Child often loses temper. • Often argues with adults. • Often actively defies and refuses • to comply with adults’ requests • or rules. • Often deliberately annoys people.

17. Often blames her mother for • her misbehaviour. • Is often angry and resentful. • Is often spiteful or • vindictive.  This disturbance has caused significant impairment in social and academic functioning.

18. Symptoms considered : • Deceitful, Sly • Mischievous • Malicious, spiteful, • vindictive • Destructiveness

19. Symptoms considered : • Disobedience • Witty • Mood, disposition: • Impudent, insulting, malicious • Tears : Things : Books, his

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21.  Repertorisation :

22. This picture is typical of Tarentula hispanica , a child who is intelligent and witty yet very sly, crafty, revengeful and malicious in her acts.

23. Tarentula patients enjoy giving pain and discomfort to others and derive a lot of pleasure out of it.

24. References from Archives : • Phatak in his Text book of Materia Medica says...‘Tarentula patients are : • Crafty • Cunning • Selfish • Destructive • destroys whatever she • can lay hand on ....etc.’

25. Prescription : • 24th September, 1982  • Remedy : • Tarentula H. 200, • 3 doses, 1 every night. • S.L 1-1-1 * 4 weeks. 

26. Follow up : 9th November, 1982 Within 2 weeks, the child stopped passing stool and urine on the staircase. Behavior >> No complaints now. Remedy : S.L 3 doses 3 Per Night S.L 1-1-1 * 3 weeks.

27. 13 th December, 1982 • Irritability +++ • Jealously towards brother • Negative relationship with brother • Marked restlessness • Remedy : • Tarentula H. 200 3 doses 1 every night. • S.L 1-1-1 * 4 weeks.

28. The remedy helped in channelising the child’s intelligence into good use.

29. The child improved • remarkably in her • scholastic performance • and received the • best student award • during later years. 

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