Adjustment Disorders Treatment
Specific treatment for adjustment disorders will be determined by your child / adolescent’s physician based on:
- your child’s age, overall health, and medical history
- extent of your child / adolescent’s symptoms
- subtype of the adjustment disorder
- your child / adolescent’s tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- expectations for the course of the stressful event
Treatment may include:
- Individual Psychotherapy Using Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
- Family Therapy
- Peer Group Therapy
- Medication
- While medications have very limited value in the treatment of adjustment disorders, medication may be considered on a short term basis if a specific symptom is severe and known to be responsive to medication.