Behavioral Issues
Behavioral Issues is a non-specific term that is used
commonly but lacks a precise meaning. Nearly
every psychiatric problem involves a combination of behavioral, emotional, and
cognitive elements.
Perhaps most commonly, professionals use the term behavioral
issues as shorthand to refer to the disruptive or externalized disorders,
including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant
disorder (ODD), and aggression problems. These problems also have emotional and
cognitive components, but they are most memorable for the behavioral
manifestations.