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The teen, whose identity is being withheld because of his age, was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, or ODD, two days after he was arrested and housed at Eastlake Juvenile Hall in June 2019, the lawsuit said. [...] Prior to that, Ouchi said, his client felt compelled to take the pills because he feared that disobeying Wang would have a detrimental effect on his pending criminal case.

I have long been skeptical about the existence of oppositional defiant disorder. It seems to pathologize and be used as a weapon against those resisting an unjust situation or society.