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Adjustment Disorders - Research News and Information
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Definition of 'Adjustment Disorders'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. Common names: Adjustment Disorders; Reactive Disorders; Disorder, Reactive; Disorders, Reactive; Reactive Disorder; Adjustment Disorder; Disorder, Adjustment; Disorders, Adjustment; Depression, Reactive; Depressions, Reactive; Reactive Depression; Reactive Depressions; Transient Situational Disturbance |
Heritability of changes in brain volume over time in twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia.
30 Oct 2008
CONTEXT: Structural brain abnormalities have consistently been found in schizophrenia, with increased familial risk for the disease associated with these abnormalities. Some brain volume changes are progressive over the course of the illness. ... Read more...
30 Aug 2008
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenomenology of a newly structured Austrian tertiary - care hospital consultation - liaison (C - L) psychiatry service. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We compared two 1 - year surveys over two ... Read more...
Diagnosing adjustment disorder with depressive features.
30 Jul 2008
Adjustment disorder (AD) with depressive features is a common but under researched diagnosis. There are particular problems associated with the diagnosis of AD using structured interviews and screening schedules have yet to be successfully ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Adjustment Disorders'
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- Heritability of changes in brain volume over time in twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia.
30 Oct 2008 - Patterns of psychiatric consultation in an Austrian tertiary care center - results of a systematic analysis of 3,307 referrals over 2 years.
30 Aug 2008 - Diagnosing adjustment disorder with depressive features.
30 Jul 2008 - DSM-IV cure for post-traumatic stress disorder.
30 Jul 2008 - Stress and Adjustment Disorder Section of WHO Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN)--Thai version: validity and reliability study.
30 Jul 2008 - A population-based study of childhood sexual contact in China: prevalence and long-term consequences.
7 Jul 2008 - The protective effects of religiosity on maladjustment among maltreated and nonmaltreated children.
7 Jul 2008 - Psychiatric morbidity and its screening in Turkish women with breast cancer: a comparison between the HADS and SCID tests.
29 Jun 2008 - Commentary on special section on "bidirectional parent-child relationships": the continuing evolution of dynamic, transactional models of parenting and youth behavior problems.
29 Jun 2008 - Risk and resilience for psychological distress amongst unaccompanied asylum seeking adolescents.
29 Jun 2008 - Interpersonal psychotherapy with pregnant adolescents: two pilot studies.
29 Jun 2008 - ["So many questions and no answers"--the situation of the bereaved of suicide]
29 Jun 2008 - [Adjustment disorders--nosological state and treatment options]
29 Jun 2008 - Multi-informant assessment of maltreated children: convergent and discriminant validity of the TSCC and TSCYC.
24 Jun 2008 - The psychometric properties of the Trauma Symptom Checklist For Children (TSCC) in a sample of Swedish children.
24 Jun 2008 - Salivary cortisol in foster children: a pilot study.
23 Jun 2008 - Effects of multiple maltreatment experiences among psychiatrically hospitalized youth.
23 Jun 2008 - Exposure to childhood sexual and physical abuse and adjustment in early adulthood.
16 Jun 2008 - Sexual abuse of children--unique in its effects on development?
15 Jun 2008 - Psychological consequences among adults following the 1999 earthquake in Athens, Greece.
30 May 2008
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Technical information about 'Adjustment Disorders'
Definition: 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.
Descriptor UI: D000275
Alternative terms: Adjustment Disorders; Reactive Disorders; Disorder, Reactive; Disorders, Reactive; Reactive Disorder; Adjustment Disorder; Disorder, Adjustment; Disorders, Adjustment; Depression, Reactive; Depressions, Reactive; Reactive Depression; Reactive Depressions; Transient Situational Disturbance; Disturbance, Transient Situational; Disturbances, Transient Situational; Situational Disturbance, Transient; Situational Disturbances, Transient; Transient Situational Disturbances; Anniversary Reaction; Anniversary Reactions; Reaction, Anniversary; Reactions, Anniversary;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: F03.075;
Online Note: use ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS to search DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1966-80 (as Prov 1966-68)
History Note: 81; was DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1966-80 (Prov 1966-68)