Signs of adjustment disorder | Adjustment disorder DSM-5

AboutusCareersMedicalLibraryAda›Conditions›AdjustmentDisorderAdjustmentDisorderWrittenbyAda’sMedicalKnowledgeTeamUpdatedonMay6,2019,1:32PMUTCOnthispageWhatisadjustmentdisorder?SymptomsofadjustmentdisorderCausesofadjustmentdisorderRiskfactorsDiagnosingadjustmentdisorderTreatingadjustmentdisorderPreventingadjustmentdisorderAdjustmentdisorderFAQsWhatisadjustmentdisorder?Adjustmentdisorderissometimesreferredtoassituationaldepression.Unlikeregulardepression,thecause(s)ofwhichmaybeongoingand/orunspecified,adjustmentdisorderisanabnormalemotionaland/orbehavioralresponsetostressorswhicharepresentinaparticularperiodofaperson’slife,oftensurroundingamajorlifeevent.Forexample,apersonmayexperiencestressorsthatgiverisetoadjustmentdisorderafteramajorlifechange,suchasabreakup,divorce,marriage,havingababyormovinghouse,orafteranunfortunateeventwhichinvolvesstress,suchasacaraccident.Itisalsopossibletodeveloptheconditionfollowingacareerchangeorbreak,especiallyonewhichaltersaperson’sdailyenvironmentorroutine,suchasdischargefrommilitaryserviceorbecomingunemployed.Symptomsofadjustmentdisorderorsituationaldepressioninclude:Psychologicalsymptomsassociatedwithdepression,suchasadepressedmoodandhopelessness.Thesecanresultinbehaviourssuchassocialwithdrawalandintroversion,butcanalso,lesscommonly,leadtoirritablemood,aggressivebehaviororactingout.Psychologicalsymptomsassociatedwithanxiety,suchasnervousnessandworry.Thesesymptomswillnormallybeginwithinthreemonthsoftheonsetofthestressor;forexample,aftermovinghome;andlastfornolongerthansixmonthsafterthestressororeventhasended.[1]Adjustmentdisorderismostcommoninchildrenandadolescents,butadultsmayoftenalsodevelopthecondition.Thetreatmentgoalforadjustmentdisorderistorelievethesymptoms.Atypicaltreatmentprogrammeforadjustmentdisorderwillnormallyfeatureacourseoftalkingtherapy,suchascognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT)orgrouptherapyandmayincludeprescriptionmedicationsandprescribedexercise.[2][3]SymptomsofadjustmentdisorderThesymptomsofadjustmentdisorderwillusually


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