@Article{info:doi/10.2196/mental.4157,
author="Maercker, Andreas
and Bachem, Rahel C
and Lorenz, Louisa
and Moser, Christian T
and Berger, Thomas",
title="Adjustment Disorders Are Uniquely Suited for eHealth Interventions: Concept and Case Study",
journal="JMIR Mental Health",
year="2015",
month="May",
day="08",
volume="2",
number="2",
pages="e15",
keywords="adjustment disorders; intervention; e-mental health; unguided self-help; depression",
abstract="Background: Adjustment disorders (also known as mental distress in response to a stressor) are among the most frequently diagnosed mental disorders in psychiatry and clinical psychology worldwide. They are also commonly diagnosed in clients engaging in deliberate self-harm and in those consulting general practitioners. However, their reputation in research-oriented mental health remains weak since they are largely underresearched. This may change when the International Statistical Classification of Diseases-11 (ICD-11) by the World Health Organization is introduced, including a new conceptualization of adjustment disorders as a stress-response disorder with positively defined core symptoms. Objective: This paper provides an overview of evidence-based interventions for adjustment disorders. Methods: We reviewed the new ICD-11 concept of adjustment disorder and discuss the the rationale and case study of an unguided self-help protocol for burglary victims with adjustment disorder, and its possible implementation as an eHealth intervention. Results: Overall, the treatment with the self-help manual reduced symptoms of adjustment disorder, namely preoccupation and failure to adapt, as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Conclusions: E-mental health options are considered uniquely suited for offering early intervention after the experiences of stressful life events that potentially trigger adjustment disorders. ",
issn="2368-7959",
doi="10.2196/mental.4157",
url="http://mental.jmir.org/2015/2/e15/",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.4157",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543920"
}