Adjustment disorder

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To receive a diagnosis of adjustment disorder, symptoms must be severe enough to effect a person's work or social life. Some of the symptoms that can occur include:

• Depression
• Agitation
• Trembling or twitching
• Palpitations
• Conduct disturbances
• Physical complaints

The following criteria need to be met to establish a diagnosis:

• The person must have a psychological evaluation
• The symptoms clearly follow a psychosocial stressor
• The symptoms are more severe than would be expected
• There do not appear to be other underlying disorders

Review Date: 11/15/2006
Reviewed By: Paul Ballas, D.O., Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.