title: Adjustment disorders in Asians and Asian Americans.
abstract: In the DSM-5, adjustment disorders have undergone a conceptual shift with a new designation as a constellation of stress-related conditions in response to exposure to a distressing event which may be perceived as traumatic or non-traumatic. This is in contrast to its previous description in DSM-IV-TR, which focused on the presence of significant distress following a crisis event, but did not require the individual to meet the criteria for a more serious disorder. This paper will present a brief overview of the clinical nosology, etiology, and treatment modalities for adjustment disorders with Asian and Asian American populations.
authors: Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento, United States. Electronic address: akutsu@csus.edu.
authors: Phillip D
authors: PD
authors: Akutsu
authors: School of Education, University of California, Davis, United States.
authors: Bahareh
authors: B
authors: Abhari
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans