Why your Claimant does NOT have Adjustment Disorder
In this seminar you will learn how to use the definitions in the DSM (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) to manage a claim of Adjustment Disorder
. Compensation for disability determines the cultural context in Western democracies.
. The diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder requires: “marked distress that is in excess of what would be expected from exposure to the stressor” (DSM 4TR), taking into account the cultural context.
. The response to a stressor may not satisfy the requirement of being a distress “in excess of what would be expected”.
. Rather, the response may be exactly what would be expected in the cultural setting where the secondary gain is acceptable.
. A diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder can therefore not be sustained in an environment pre-dominated by Compensation.