Andreas Maercker: Introduction to Adjustment disorder (ICD-11)

Maercker gives an introduction to Adjustment Disorder (AjD) in ICD-11: Diagnostic guidelines, exclusion diagnosis, whats normal and treatment.

Andreas Maercker has been the chair of the working group on disorders specifically associated with stress in ICD-11 development at WHO. He is a (PhD, MD) Professor of Psychopathology, University of Zurich & Institute of Advanced Study, Berlin.

Chapters in the clip:
00:00 Intro
00:13 History
03:05 Diagnostic guidelines
05:27 AjD versus normal reactions
06:26 Exclusion diagnosis
07:01 Suicidality and AjD
07:47 Prevalence
09:27 AjD initiating event(s)
10:50 Reasons for considering treatment

Clinical descriptions and diagnostic requirements for ICD-11 mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders (CDDR): https://www.who.int/publications/i/it...

The clip was recorded for The Norwegian national advisory on concurrent substance abuse and mental health disorders in September 2019: www.rop.no/en

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