Med. praxi. 2015;12(4):184-188

Adjustment disorders

doc.MUDr.Klára Látalová, Ph.D.¹, MUDr.Dana Kamarádová¹, MUDr.Daniela Jelenová¹, Mgr.Marie Ocisková^1,2, prof.MUDr.Ján Pavlov Praško, CSc.¹

¹ Klinika psychiatrie, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci a Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc

² Katedra psychologie, Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci

An adjustment disorder is manifested by subjective distress and other emotional reactions to an identifiable stressful event or events. An adaptive

capacity of a person is an important factor in developing this disorder. In differential diagnosis it is necessary to distinguish from “normal” grief,

a reaction to stress, depressive episodes, generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. A treatment that has been found beneficial

in dealing with the adjustment disorder usually consists of psychotherapeutic approach (with an emphasis on developing the therapeutic

relationship, education and dealing with the stigma). Combined treatment of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy might be another option.

Keywords: adjustment disorder, stress, loss, differential diagnosis, psychotherapy

Published: September 19, 2015  Show citation