adjustment disorders meaning
- [Medicine]
Maladaptive reactions to identifiable psychosocial stressors occurring within a short time after onset of the stressor. They are manifested by either impairment in social or occupational functioning or by symptoms (depression,anxiety,etc.) that are in excess of a normal and expected reaction to the stressor.
More: Next- adjustment disorders with disturbance of other emotions
- adjustment disorders with predominant disturbance of conduct
- adjustment disorders with mixed disturbance of emotionsand conduct
- personality traits and parental rearing practices in adolescents with adjustment disorders
- Adjustment disorders have the ability to be self-limiting.