Adolescent adjustment disorder: Precipitant stressors and distress symptoms of 89 outpatients

European Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 288-295

  Pelkonen, Mirjami ^a,b   Marttunen, Mauri ^c,d   Henriksson, Markus ^e   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adjustment disorder; Adolescence; Distress symptoms; Precipitant stressors; Psychiatric treatment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547116635     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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