Abstract

Introduction: The objective was to identify the strategies used in the treatment of children with oppositional defiant disorder. Materials and methods: This is a review of literature on intervention strategies that are reported for the intervention of children with oppositional defiant disorder, which was performed in six databases: ProQuest, PubMed, Science Direct, Ebsco, Scopus and Scielo. Inclusion criteria were child population, publications in the period 2007-2015 in Spanish and English, articles that explained intervention strategies in children with oppositional defiant disorder, complete and available items. Exclusion criteria: articles that mentioned cognitive disorders, pharmacological interventions and only treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The method of recording and analysis of the results is carried out on a grid in Excel, in which the number of items per database, year, country of publication, discipline, assessment tools, and population strategy suggested intervention is included. A total of 50 items that fit the purpose of the study were revised. Results: 50% of the publications were found in PubMed, in Scopus 16%, 14% in Science Direct, 10% in the Proquest, 6% in Ebsco and 4% Scielo. United States is the country with more evidence on the issue with 60% of publications. 50% of the researches reported that strategies for treating oppositional defiant disorder are developed in an interdisciplinary way and are aimed at children. Conclusions: Intervention strategies arise from a clinical approach and few involve teaching strategies.

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