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Adjustment Disorder: Current Developments and Future Directions

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  • Meaghan L. O’Donnell

    (Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 161 Barry Street, Carlton VIC, Melbourne 3053, Australia
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3053, Australia)

  • James A. Agathos

    (Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 161 Barry Street, Carlton VIC, Melbourne 3053, Australia
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3053, Australia)

  • Olivia Metcalf

    (Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 161 Barry Street, Carlton VIC, Melbourne 3053, Australia
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3053, Australia)

  • Kari Gibson

    (Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 161 Barry Street, Carlton VIC, Melbourne 3053, Australia
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3053, Australia)

  • Winnie Lau

    (Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 161 Barry Street, Carlton VIC, Melbourne 3053, Australia
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3053, Australia)

Abstract

Despite its high prevalence in clinical and consultant liaison psychiatry populations, adjustment disorder research has traditionally been hindered by its lack of clear diagnostic criteria. However, with the greater diagnostic clarity provided in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – fifth edition (DSM-5) and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 11th edition (ICD-11), adjustment disorder has been increasingly recognised as an area of research interest. This paper evaluates the commonalities and differences between the ICD-11 and DSM-5 concepts of adjustment disorder and reviews the current state of knowledge regarding its symptom profile, course, assessment, and treatment. In doing so, it identifies the gaps in our understanding of adjustment disorder and discusses future directions for research.

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  • Meaghan L. O’Donnell & James A. Agathos & Olivia Metcalf & Kari Gibson & Winnie Lau, 2019. "Adjustment Disorder: Current Developments and Future Directions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-11, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:14:p:2537-:d:248738
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    1. Irina Zrnić Novaković & Alina Streicher & Dean Ajduković & Marina Ajduković & Jana Kiralj Lacković & Annett Lotzin & Brigitte Lueger-Schuster, 2023. "Trajectories of Adjustment Disorder and Well-Being in Austria and Croatia during 20 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(19), pages 1-25, September.
    2. Soledad Quero & Iryna Rachyla & Mar Molés & Sonia Mor & Cintia Tur & Pim Cuijpers & Alba López-Montoyo & Cristina Botella, 2019. "Can Between-Session Homework Be Delivered Digitally? A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of CBT for Adjustment Disorders," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-19, October.

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