What is Adjustment Disorder?
This is a group of conditions that occur when you have a challenge in coping with a stressful event in your life. It is also referred to as situational depression. These stressful events may include the death of loved or relative, relationship issues, financial issues, family issues, sexual abuse, health issues or even being fired at work. Different people have different ways of coping with stress; some have trouble handling certain stressors. This inability to cope with stress can cause severe depression and mental instability. There are different types of disabilities. Each is associated with different signs and symptoms. Both adults and children can be affected by adjustment disorders.
These disorders are related to high risk of suicidal behavior, drug abuse and prolonged medical disorders or interference with their treatment. If this disorder persists they may progress to become a severe psychological disorder such as depressive disorder.
Signs and symptoms of Adjustment Disorder.
Adjustment disorders usually occur during or immediately after you experience a stressful event in your life. Normally, the disorder lasts no longer than half a year. However, the symptoms may continue if the stressor is not distanced. These symptoms may include: Being nervous, rebellious towards other people, impulsive, feeling sad, hopeless, withdrawn attitude, poor concentration towards something, crying for no reason, feeling trapped, suicidal mentality and low self-esteem.
There is a type of adjustment disorder that is associated with psychological and physical symptoms. Some of these physical symptoms may include: fatigue, soreness and body pain, inability to sleep, muscle trembling, and indigestion.
Other sign of adjustment disorder includes depressed moods, impaired occupational or social functioning, being agitated, throbbing, and truancy.
It is important to note that the symptoms vary widely. You might experience some signs yet other individual experiences different ones. Moreover, you may not be aware of the stressor causing the disturbance.
Diagnosis and prognosis of adjustment disorder.
Your doctor may diagnose this disorder if, on an onset of a stressor, emotional and behavioral symptoms develop in response to it. Some symptoms seem excessive in comparison to what would be expected in relation to the stressor. Sometimes, the symptom may drastically impair your occupation in school, work or social functioning.
If the Signs are not part of mourning, your doctors will diagnose this disorder. He may also if the symptoms are not explained by another diagnosis. Adjustment disorder symptoms do not last longer than six months after the end of a stressor. So if they do, your doctor will diagnose you with the disorder.
What are the Causes of Adjustment Disorder?
Genetics can influence how you perceive, interpret or respond towards the world surrounding you. If you have a familial history of anxiety and adjustment disorders, there is increased likelihood that you will have trouble coping with stressors and other anxiety triggers.
Basically, the major cause of adjustment disorder is a living stressor. As mentioned earlier, adjustment disorder for adults is as a result of stressors relating to marital disagreements, finances, sexual abuse, politics or work. Among teenagers, it may be as a result of parent's marriage conflicts, exam phobia, family, social classes, sexuality, and relationships. It may also be out of the death of a loved one, changes in life ( e.g. school), unanticipated catastrophes and medical conditions such as cancer and contraction of HIV and subsequent treatments.
How well you respond to stress depends on economic situations, support from friends and relatives and occupational or recreational opportunities. Vulnerability to stressors includes factors such as coping strategies, genetic makeup, intelligence and social skills.
What are the risk factors associated with adjustment disorder?
If you were a troubled child with high levels of stress, you may be vulnerable to developing the adjustment disorder. The family history of anxiety disorders or other mental health conditions and pre-existing mental disorders put you at a higher risk of developing this disorder. The loss of a loved one is a very high-risk factor as it will affect you emotionally and mentally having to adjust to the complete absence of your loved one.
If as a child you witnessed fights that led to separation and finally the divorce of your parents, that is also another risk factor since it could have been traumatic and hard to adjust to living with just one of your parents. Postpartum depression or the adoption of a new child also places you at risk since you must learn to adjust to having someone new to cater for.
Changes in the environment such as moving to a new home or school, having no social skills, lack of coping skills and exposure to chronic stress or stress triggers and being a victim of physical or sexual abuse could also result in the development of adjustment disorder.
Treatment and management of Adjustment Disorder
The main objective of the treatment is to lessen symptoms and help you achieve functioning similar preceding the stressful event. You are recommended treatments that include personal psychotherapy, family therapy. Self-help groups and behavior therapy. Practical short-term objectives should be set at the start of the therapy session, as the course of the disorder is in nature.
Objectives of the therapy will be focused on social support available to you. The social support is in the form of family, friend, and community at large. Your problem-solving skills and coping abilities will be explored and developed. Treatment will involve eliciting your concerns and understand your role In the stressor. Reinforcing positive steps that you have taken to tackle the stress and teaching ways to cope or avoid stress in future will also be involved. You will also be helped in placing stressors in perspective to overall life, understand your way of reacting to stressors and viewing them as a chance for constructive transformation or improvement. You will also be taught relaxation techniques.
Medication is also a form of treatment used in the management of adjustment disorder. These medications are prescribed in order to help you with some of the symptoms of adjustment disorder such as depression, insomnia, and anxiety.
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www.ethosbodyandmindclinic.com
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This is a group of conditions that occur when you have a challenge in coping with a stressful event in your life. It is also referred to as situational depression. These stressful events may include the death of loved or relative, relationship issues, financial issues, family issues, sexual abuse, health issues or even being fired at work. Different people have different ways of coping with stress; some have trouble handling certain stressors. This inability to cope with stress can cause severe depression and mental instability. There are different types of disabilities. Each is associated with different signs and symptoms. Both adults and children can be affected by adjustment disorders.
These disorders are related to high risk of suicidal behavior, drug abuse and prolonged medical disorders or interference with their treatment. If this disorder persists they may progress to become a severe psychological disorder such as depressive disorder.
Signs and symptoms of Adjustment Disorder.
Adjustment disorders usually occur during or immediately after you experience a stressful event in your life. Normally, the disorder lasts no longer than half a year. However, the symptoms may continue if the stressor is not distanced. These symptoms may include: Being nervous, rebellious towards other people, impulsive, feeling sad, hopeless, withdrawn attitude, poor concentration towards something, crying for no reason, feeling trapped, suicidal mentality and low self-esteem.
There is a type of adjustment disorder that is associated with psychological and physical symptoms. Some of these physical symptoms may include: fatigue, soreness and body pain, inability to sleep, muscle trembling, and indigestion.
Other sign of adjustment disorder includes depressed moods, impaired occupational or social functioning, being agitated, throbbing, and truancy.
It is important to note that the symptoms vary widely. You might experience some signs yet other individual experiences different ones. Moreover, you may not be aware of the stressor causing the disturbance.
Diagnosis and prognosis of adjustment disorder.
Your doctor may diagnose this disorder if, on an onset of a stressor, emotional and behavioral symptoms develop in response to it. Some symptoms seem excessive in comparison to what would be expected in relation to the stressor. Sometimes, the symptom may drastically impair your occupation in school, work or social functioning.
If the Signs are not part of mourning, your doctors will diagnose this disorder. He may also if the symptoms are not explained by another diagnosis. Adjustment disorder symptoms do not last longer than six months after the end of a stressor. So if they do, your doctor will diagnose you with the disorder.
What are the Causes of Adjustment Disorder?
Genetics can influence how you perceive, interpret or respond towards the world surrounding you. If you have a familial history of anxiety and adjustment disorders, there is increased likelihood that you will have trouble coping with stressors and other anxiety triggers.
Basically, the major cause of adjustment disorder is a living stressor. As mentioned earlier, adjustment disorder for adults is as a result of stressors relating to marital disagreements, finances, sexual abuse, politics or work. Among teenagers, it may be as a result of parent's marriage conflicts, exam phobia, family, social classes, sexuality, and relationships. It may also be out of the death of a loved one, changes in life ( e.g. school), unanticipated catastrophes and medical conditions such as cancer and contraction of HIV and subsequent treatments.
How well you respond to stress depends on economic situations, support from friends and relatives and occupational or recreational opportunities. Vulnerability to stressors includes factors such as coping strategies, genetic makeup, intelligence and social skills.
What are the risk factors associated with adjustment disorder?
If you were a troubled child with high levels of stress, you may be vulnerable to developing the adjustment disorder. The family history of anxiety disorders or other mental health conditions and pre-existing mental disorders put you at a higher risk of developing this disorder. The loss of a loved one is a very high-risk factor as it will affect you emotionally and mentally having to adjust to the complete absence of your loved one.
If as a child you witnessed fights that led to separation and finally the divorce of your parents, that is also another risk factor since it could have been traumatic and hard to adjust to living with just one of your parents. Postpartum depression or the adoption of a new child also places you at risk since you must learn to adjust to having someone new to cater for.
Changes in the environment such as moving to a new home or school, having no social skills, lack of coping skills and exposure to chronic stress or stress triggers and being a victim of physical or sexual abuse could also result in the development of adjustment disorder.
Treatment and management of Adjustment Disorder
The main objective of the treatment is to lessen symptoms and help you achieve functioning similar preceding the stressful event. You are recommended treatments that include personal psychotherapy, family therapy. Self-help groups and behavior therapy. Practical short-term objectives should be set at the start of the therapy session, as the course of the disorder is in nature.
Objectives of the therapy will be focused on social support available to you. The social support is in the form of family, friend, and community at large. Your problem-solving skills and coping abilities will be explored and developed. Treatment will involve eliciting your concerns and understand your role In the stressor. Reinforcing positive steps that you have taken to tackle the stress and teaching ways to cope or avoid stress in future will also be involved. You will also be helped in placing stressors in perspective to overall life, understand your way of reacting to stressors and viewing them as a chance for constructive transformation or improvement. You will also be taught relaxation techniques.
Medication is also a form of treatment used in the management of adjustment disorder. These medications are prescribed in order to help you with some of the symptoms of adjustment disorder such as depression, insomnia, and anxiety.
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Patient's Feedback
For Safe Natural Holistic Treatment, contact or visit:
Ethos Healthcare
Email : contactethos@gmail.com
Phone: +91-11-26164016, 46026700
Mobile / Whatsapp: +91-9810155920
Website:
www.ethosbodyandmindclinic.com
and
www.ethoshealthcare.com
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