Adjustment disorders in internal medicine diseases

It is only possible to diagnose an adjustment disorder if there is an explicit connection to a stressful life event. Clinically this disorder is marked by a wide variability of symptoms (e.g. depressive mood, anxiety). The prodromal symptoms have not been unequivocally differentiated from those of o...

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Published inDer Internist (Berlin) Vol. 53; no. 11; pp. 1271 - 1275
Main Authors Strauss, M, Pierer, M, Schönknecht, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.11.2012
Subjects
Adjustment Disorders - complications
Adjustment Disorders - diagnosis
Adjustment Disorders - therapy
Depression - complications
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - therapy
Humans
Internal Medicine - trends
Stress, Psychological - complications
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - therapy
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Summary:It is only possible to diagnose an adjustment disorder if there is an explicit connection to a stressful life event. Clinically this disorder is marked by a wide variability of symptoms (e.g. depressive mood, anxiety). The prodromal symptoms have not been unequivocally differentiated from those of other mental disorders and normal adaptation processes. Nevertheless, the diagnosis is often made in clinical practice and, in particular, in primary care. Against this background, its significance is to be examined in association with internal medicine diseases.
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ISSN:1432-1289
DOI:10.1007/s00108-012-3066-x