Mental Health
How well you cope with life - your mental health - is just as important as your physical health. Worry, stress, anxiety affects everyone, but if it overwhelms your ability to cope, make good decisions, and have fulfilling relationships, you need help. Counseling, medications, and supportive friends can help strengthen your ability to cope - and improve your mental health.
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- Q What is adjustment disorder with anxiety?
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Adjustment disorder with anxiety is a variation of adjustment disorder in which responding to stress involves symptoms of anxiety. Typically, adjustment disorder is experienced by veterans as an excessive response to a specific life change or stressor,... Full Answer
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- Q Can lifestyle changes help me with adjustment disorder?
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Many veterans with adjustment disorder can benefit from lifestyle changes to mitigate their response to stress. Anything that improves your emotional well-being is worthwhile. Talking to supportive friends, fellow veterans, and family members will help... Full Answer
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- Q What is adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct?
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Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct is a variation of adjustment disorder in which responding to stress leads to infringement on others’ rights, or rebellion against normal rules of conduct. It is exhibited in behaviors like skipping... Full Answer
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- Q What’s the difference between adjustment disorder and PTSD?
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition that can occur when you have lived through or witnessed a violent, life-threatening event. Veterans who have had traumatic combat experiences, such as seeing their comrades killed, may... Full Answer
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- Q How common is adjustment disorder in veterans?
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Mental health issues such as adjustment disorder are, unfortunately, relatively common among veterans returning from active duty. The records of the VA health care system from 2000 to 2007 show that 41% of patients treated had either a mental health or a... Full Answer
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- Q Are there support groups for veterans with adjustment disorder?
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Veterans can locate support groups for military-related health issues through the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Centers and VA medical facilities. Other places to inquire include community mental health centers, state hospital psychiatry departments... Full Answer
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- Q How can family members support a veteran with adjustment disorder?
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Family members can support a veteran with adjustment disorder by being nonjudgmental, sympathetic and understanding. Adjustment disorder is the result of a life change or stress that overwhelms the veteran’s ability to cope. You may not respond to... Full Answer
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- Q How can a veteran prevent adjustment disorder?
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No one can predict who will be affected by adjustment disorder and who will manage to adapt well to stress and life changes. And you certainly cannot prevent stressors and changes that are beyond your control. However, a veteran can develop emotional... Full Answer
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- Q Can adjustment disorder lead to other health problems?
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Adjustment disorder in veterans and the general population is associated with other health complaints, but whether or not the disorder actually causes those problems is unclear. It may be that the same risk factors that predispose a person to adjustment... Full Answer
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- Q Can medication help with my adjustment disorder?
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Adjustment disorder in veterans does not typically require medication for treatment. A therapist might, on occasion, recommend a short course of anti-anxiety medication to help with anxiety or insomnia. However, an adjustment disorder is, by definition,... Full Answer
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