適応障害(てきおうしょうがい)

てきおうしょうがい
noun
adjustment disorder
healthcognition
1. adjustment disorder; adaptive disorder
a mental health condition characterized by difficulty coping with a significant life change or stressful event
適応障害(てきおうしょうがい)と診断(しんだん)された。
I was diagnosed with adjustment disorder.
転職(てんしょく)を機(き)に適応障害(てきおうしょうがい)になった。
I developed adjustment disorder after changing jobs.
適応障害(てきおうしょうがい)はストレス要因(よういん)がなくなると回復(かいふく)しやすい。
Adjustment disorder tends to improve once the stress factor is removed.

Usage

A common diagnosis in Japan, often heard when someone takes medical leave (休職(きゅうしょく)) after a transfer, a new job, or trouble at work. Other triggers include moving, marriage or divorce, and bereavement.

Similar words

  • うつ病(びょう) - depression. 適応障害(てきおうしょうがい) is tied to a specific stressor and usually eases once the stressor is gone; depression can continue regardless.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 燃(も)え尽(つ)き症候群(しょうこうぐん) (burnout)
Related: メンタルヘルス (mental health)
Related: 心療内科(しんりょうないか) (psychosomatic medicine clinic)
Related: 五月病(ごがつびょう) (May blues)
Related: PTSD (PTSD)
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Added 2026.1.27 20:49 · Revised 2026.9.27 7:52
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