SkipNavigationCOVID-19UpdateDuetointerestintheCOVID-19vaccines,weareexperiencinganextremelyhighcallvolume.Pleaseunderstandthatourphonelinesmustbeclearforurgentmedicalcareneeds. WeareunabletoacceptphonecallstoscheduleCOVID-19vaccinationsatthistime.Whenthischanges,wewillupdatethiswebsite.Ourvaccinesupplyremainslimited. ReadallCOVID-19VaccineInformation.PatientCareOptions|VisitorGuidelines|CoronavirusInformation|Self-Checker|GetEmailAlertsHealthHomeConditionsandDiseasesAdjustmentDisordersFacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestPrintWhatYouNeedtoKnowAdjustmentdisordersarepredominantlydiagnosedinchildrenandadolescents,buttheycanalsoaffectadults.Symptomsofadjustmentdisordersvarydependingonhowthedisordermanifests.Adjustmentdisordercanbepresentwithanxiety,depressedmood,disturbanceofemotionsandconduct,orcombinationsoftheseconditions.Achildandadolescentpsychiatristorqualifiedmentalhealthprofessionalcandiagnoseadjustmentdisorder.Treatmentsforadjustmentdisordersdependonavarietyoffactors,buttheymayincludeindividualpsychotherapy,familytherapyorpeergrouptherapy.AdjustmentDisordersOverviewAnadjustmentdisorderisanemotionalorbehavioralreactiontoastressfuleventorchangeinaperson’slife.Thereactionisconsideredanunhealthyorexcessiveresponsetotheeventorchangewithinthreemonthsofithappening.Stressfuleventsorchangesinthelifeofyourchildoradolescentmaybeafamilymove,theparents’divorceorseparation,thelossofapet,orthebirthofasibling.Asuddenillnessorrestrictiontoyourchild’slifeduetochronicillnessmayalsoresultinanadjustmentresponse.Whileadultscanexperienceadjustmentdisorders,itispredominantlydiagnosedinchildrenandadolescents.CausesofAdjustmentDisordersAdjustmentdisordersareareactiontoanevent.Thereisnotasingledirectcausebetweenthestressfuleventandthereaction.Childrenandadolescentsvaryintheirtemperament,pastexperiences,vulnerabilityandcopingskills.Wheretheyareintheirdevelopmentandabilitytodealwithspecificneedsrelatedtothestressmaycontributetotheirreaction.Stressorsalsovaryinhowlongtheylast,howstrongtheyareand