Diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) · Adjustmentlike disorders with delayed onset of symptoms (>3 months after the stressor) · Adjustmentlike disorders of ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMjE5MjYzMS1vdmVydmlldw==processing....Drugs&Diseases>PsychiatryAdjustmentDisordersUpdated:Nov01,2016Author:JuliaBFrank,MD;ChiefEditor:DavidBienenfeld,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsAdjustmentDisordersSectionsAdjustmentDisordersOverviewPracticeEssentialsBackgroundPathophysiologyEtiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllPresentationHistoryandPhysicalExaminationPhysicalExaminationComplicationsShowAllDDxWorkupApproachConsiderationsMentalStatusExaminationLaboratoryStudiesShowAllTreatmentApproachConsiderationsPsychotherapyPharmacologicTherapyActivityShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryAnxiolytics,BenzodiazepinesAntidepressantsShowAllReferencesOverviewPracticeEssentialsAdjustmentdisorderisastress-related,short-term,nonpsychoticdisturbance.Thediscomfort,distress,turmoil,andanguishtothepatientaresignificant,andtheconsequences(eg,suicidalpotential)areextremelyimportant.SignsandsymptomsAsthetermadjustmentdisorderimplies,symptomsdevelopwhenthepersonisrespondingtoaparticulareventorsituation,forexamplealoss,aprobleminacloserelationship,anunwantedmove,adisappointment,orafailure.Thepathogenicstressorsmaybesingleevents,orpersistentlystressfulcircumstances.Theymayberecurrentorcontinous.Typicalstressorsincludedisrupt