TY  - JOUR
AU  - Maercker, Andreas
AU  - Bachem, Rahel C
AU  - Lorenz, Louisa
AU  - Moser, Christian T
AU  - Berger, Thomas
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/05/08
TI  - Adjustment Disorders Are Uniquely Suited for eHealth Interventions: Concept and Case Study
JO  - JMIR Mental Health
SP  - e15
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
KW  - adjustment disorders
KW  - intervention
KW  - e-mental health
KW  - unguided self-help
KW  - depression
AB  - 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. 
SN  - 2368-7959
UR  - http://mental.jmir.org/2015/2/e15/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.4157
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543920
DO  - 10.2196/mental.4157
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/mental.4157
ER  -