Adjustment Disorder

Adjustment Disorder is the development of emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor, occurring within 3 months of stress onset.

Prevalence is equal between males and females.

 

 

Causes and Risk Factors

 

Stressors can be of many types:

 

 

 

 

Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis

 

Symptoms of adjustment disorder are clinically significant, as evidenced by one of the following:

Symptoms do not represent bereavement.

 

Adjustment disorder subtypes include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pathophysiology

 

 

 

 

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Treatments

 

Crisis intervention, or brief psychotherapy, can be used,

Medications include SSRIs for depression and anxiety, or benzodiazepines.

 

 

 

 

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Consequences and Course

 

 

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The Patient

 

 

 

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Health Care Team

 

 

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Community Involvement

 

 

 

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