<b>Results:</b> The parents of children with ODD reported a symptoms rate higher than parents of children with GAD or TD on most of the SCL-90-R (Global Severity Index of mental distress, <i>p</i> = 0.010; Somatization, <i>p</i> = 0.002; Paranoid Ideation, <i>p</i> < 0.000; and Phobic Anxiety scales, <i>p</i> = 0.030).