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Clinical Manifestations of Adjustment Disorder Up to three months may be found to stressors and the development of symptoms. Symptoms do not always disappear immediately after the stressor disappeared. If the stressor persists, the disorder may become chronic. Disruption can occur at any age. Symptoms vary widely, with depression, anxiety, and mixed disorders are most frequently in adults. Manifestations also include attacking behavior and speeding, drink excessively, escaping from legal liability, and withdrew. Clinical presentation can vary widely, in the form of anxiety, depression, behavioral disturbances, a mixture of emotions and conduction disturbances, as well as mixed anxiety and depression. Diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder Diagnosis depends on evaluation of the relationship between: form, content, and severity of symptoms previous history or pattern of personality event, stressful situation, or life crisis The existence of the three factors above must have a clear and compell...

Adjustment Disorders Definition Adjustment disorder maladaptive reaction to short-term is the so-called ordinary people as a personal misfortune or the so-called psychiatric clinicians as psychosocial stressors. Etiology Adjustment disorder triggered by one or more stressors. Severity of stressors does not always predict the severity of disturbance. Psychoanalytic research has emphasized the role of mother and child rearing environment. Core in understanding the nature of adjustment disorder is a stressor, conscious and unconscious meanings of stressors, and vulnerability of the patient. Treatment Psychotherapy remains the treatment of choice for adjustment disorders. Group therapy can be very useful. This type of brief therapy, crisis intervention intended to assist people with adjustment disorders resolve the situation quickly with supportive techniques, suggestions, penentraman, environmental modifications, and even hospitalization. Flexibility is important in this approach. Patien...

Acute stress disorder (ASD) Definition Acute stress disorder (ASD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by a cluster of dissociative and anxiety symptoms that occur within a month of a traumatic stressor. It is a relatively new diagnostic category and was added to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) in 1994 to distinguish time-limited reactions to trauma from the farther-reaching and longer-lasting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Published by the American Psychiatric Association, the DSM contains diagnostic criteria, research findings, and treatment information for mental disorders. It is the primary reference for mental health professionals in the United States. Causes The immediate cause of ASD is exposure to trauma—an extreme stressor involving a threat to life or the prospect of serious injury; witnessing an event that involves the death or serious injury of another person; or learning of the violent death or serious i...