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adjustment disorder; adaptive disorder
a mental health condition characterized by difficulty coping with a significant life change or stressful event
適応障害と診断された。
I was diagnosed with adjustment disorder.
転職を機に適応障害になった。
I developed adjustment disorder after changing jobs.
適応障害はストレス要因がなくなると回復しやすい。
Adjustment disorder tends to improve once the stress factor is removed.
MEDICAL TERM:
適応障害 combines 適応 (adaptation) + 障害 (disorder). It's an official medical diagnosis in Japan.
COMMON TRIGGERS:
- 転職/異動 - job change/transfer
- 転居 - moving
- 結婚/離婚 - marriage/divorce
- 死別 - bereavement
- 職場のストレス - workplace stress
SYMPTOMS:
- 抑うつ気分 - depressed mood
- 不安 - anxiety
- 睡眠障害 - sleep problems
- 集中力低下 - difficulty concentrating
DIFFERENCE FROM DEPRESSION:
適応障害 is typically tied to a specific stressor and improves when the stressor is removed, whereas うつ病 (depression) may persist regardless.
RELATED TERMS:
- うつ病 - depression
- 燃え尽き症候群 - burnout
- メンタルヘルス - mental health
- 心療内科 - psychosomatic medicine clinic