Adjustment Disorders

James Strain; Kimberly Klipstein; Jeffrey Newcorn

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Chapter 18. Adjustment Disorders

James J. Strain, M.D.; Kimberly G. Klipstein, M.D.; Jeffrey H. Newcorn, M.D.

DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9781585623402.305784

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In the gray area of diagnosis that lies between normal behavior, problem-level issues, and major disorders reside the subthreshold disorders, which are often poorly defined, overlap with other diagnostic groupings, have indefinite symptomatology, and consequently present confounds for reliability and validity. DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association 2000, pp. xxx–xxi) describes these boundary categories within another conceptual framework:

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The adjustment disorder diagnosis in DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association 2000) has been found to have certain advantages and disadvantages for patients and clinicians. Which of the following is the major disadvantage of using the diagnosis?

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Despland et al. (1995) demonstrated identical profiles for the DSM-IV-TR subtypes of adjustment disorder with depressed mood and. . .

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