Adjustment-disorder Sentence Examples

Many mental health professionals may diagnose you with adjustment disorder with depression if you suffer from the symptoms of depression due to a major life changing event.

The diagnosis of adjustment disorder is a very common one for both children and teens, with a higher incidence among children than adults.

There is no identified difference between adjustment disorder rates between girls or boys.

Though adjustment disorder precipitants are usually more "normal" events that can typically occur in the lives of most children, these events are still changes from everyday events.

However, it should be noted that the APA does classify adjustment disorder as a mental illness.

It is important to note that though depressed mood adjustment disorder is less common among children, when it does occur, suicidal thoughts and even suicide attempts can be one of the symptoms.

Behavioral signs of this adjustment disorder include primarily actions that show a disregard for rules, laws, and the rights of others, such as picking fights, vandalism, truancy, and reckless driving for teens.

This phrase is the catch-all term to describe any adjustment disorder not showing a predominance of any one set of the above-listed symptoms.

As noted above, suicidal ideation can be a potential facet of depressed mood adjustment disorders, and untreated adjustment disorder with depressed mood can lead to more serious mental illness, including major depression.

One of the primary measurements used in diagnosing adjustment disorder is the occurrence of the stress-causing event within the past three months.

The only usual life-stressor not considered a possible cause for adjustment disorder is bereavement.

The most important goal in the treatment of adjustment disorder is relieving the symptoms a child or teen experiences so that they can return to the same level of functioning they possessed prior to the onset of illness.

Most recoveries from adjustment disorder uncomplicated by other mental illness are both rapid and complete returns to the child's former level of functioning.

The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) notes that there is no way to predict who will develop an adjustment disorder given the appearance of certain life-situation stressors.

External stressors and significant life changes such as chronic medical problems, death of a loved one, or divorce or estrangement of parents also can result in a form of depression known as adjustment disorder.

Although periods of adjustment disorder usually resolve themselves, occasionally they may evolve into a major depressive disorder.