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In psychology , adjustment disorder refers to a psychological disturbance that develops in response to a stressor. Adjustment disorders are caused by specific sources of stress , such as severe personal crisis (divorce, death of loved one, recent abuse, recent job changes) or major unexpected negative events (tornado or fire destroys a person's home). The usual symptoms mimic depression , anxiety , or sleep disorder ; however the disturbance disorder is short-term and can usually be treated with counselling or mild short-term medication. If the problem persists more than six months after removal of the stressor, the person may have a more permanent problem, such as a chronic mood or sleep disorder.
For related DSM codes see DSM IV Adjustment_Disorders
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WHO ICD-10 mental and behavioural disorders (F · 290–319 )
Neurological/ symptomatic
Dementia (Alzheimer's disease , multi-infarct dementia , Pick's disease , Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease , Huntington's disease , Parkinson's disease , AIDS dementia complex , Frontotemporal dementia ) · Delirium · Post-concussion syndrome
Psychoactive substance
alcohol (drunkenness , alcohol dependence , delirium tremens , Korsakoff's syndrome , alcohol abuse ) · opiods (opioid dependency ) · sedative /hypnotic (benzodiazepine withdrawal ) · cocaine (cocaine dependence ) · general (Intoxication , Drug abuse , Physical dependence , Withdrawal )
Psychotic disorder
Schizophrenia (disorganized schizophrenia ) · Schizotypal personality disorder · Delusional disorder · Folie à deux · Schizoaffective disorder
Mood (affective)
Mania · Bipolar disorder · Clinical depression · Cyclothymia · Dysthymia
Neurotic , stress -related and somatoform
Anxiety disorder (Agoraphobia , Panic disorder , Panic attack , Generalized anxiety disorder , Social anxiety ) · OCD · Acute stress reaction · PTSD · Adjustment disorder · Conversion disorder (Ganser syndrome ) · Somatoform disorder (Somatization disorder , \Body dysmorphic disorder , Hypochondriasis , Nosophobia , Da Costa's syndrome , Psychalgia ) · Neurasthenia
Physiological/ physical behavioural
Eating disorder (anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa ) · Sleep disorder (dyssomnia , insomnia , hypersomnia , parasomnia , night terror , nightmare ) · Sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction , premature ejaculation , vaginismus , dyspareunia , hypersexuality ) · Postnatal depression
Adult personality and behaviour
Personality disorder · Passive-aggressive behavior · Kleptomania · Trichotillomania · Voyeurism · Factitious disorder · Munchausen syndrome · Ego-dystonic sexual orientation
Intellectual disability
Intellectual disability
Psychological development (developmental disorder )
Specific : speech and language (expressive language disorder , aphasia , expressive aphasia , receptive aphasia , Landau-Kleffner syndrome , lisp ) · Scholastic skills (dyslexia , dysgraphia , Gerstmann syndrome ) · Motor function (developmental dyspraxia ) · Pervasive : Autism /Asperger syndrome · Rett syndrome
Behavioural and emotional, childhood and adolescence onset
ADHD · Conduct disorder · Oppositional defiant disorder · Separation anxiety disorder · Selective mutism · Reactive attachment disorder · Tic disorder · Tourette syndrome · Speech (stuttering · cluttering )