ICD-11 code : 6B43;
Preferred Label : Adjustment disorder;
ICD-11 definition : Adjustment disorder is a maladaptive reaction to an identifiable psychosocial stressor
or multiple stressors (e.g., divorce, illness or disability, socio-economic problems,
conflicts at home or work) that usually emerges within a month of the stressor. The
disorder is characterized by preoccupation with the stressor or its consequences,
including excessive worry, recurrent and distressing thoughts about the stressor,
or constant rumination about its implications, as well as by failure to adapt to the
stressor that causes significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational,
occupational or other important areas of functioning. The symptoms are not of sufficient
specificity or severity to justify the diagnosis of another Mental and Behavioural
Disorder and typically resolve within 6 months, unless the stressor persists for a
longer duration.;
ICD-11 synonym : brief situational non-psychotic disorder;
ICD-11 inclusion : adjustment reaction with destructiveness; situational disorder; situational reaction with maladjustment; embitterment reaction; situational maladjustment; adaptation reaction NOS; situational reaction; transient situational disturbance; adjustment reaction; emotional crisis; situational disturbance;
Origin ID : 264310751;
UMLS CUI : C0001546;
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Adjustment disorder is a maladaptive reaction to an identifiable psychosocial stressor
or multiple stressors (e.g., divorce, illness or disability, socio-economic problems,
conflicts at home or work) that usually emerges within a month of the stressor. The
disorder is characterized by preoccupation with the stressor or its consequences,
including excessive worry, recurrent and distressing thoughts about the stressor,
or constant rumination about its implications, as well as by failure to adapt to the
stressor that causes significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational,
occupational or other important areas of functioning. The symptoms are not of sufficient
specificity or severity to justify the diagnosis of another Mental and Behavioural
Disorder and typically resolve within 6 months, unless the stressor persists for a
longer duration.
