Risk Factors of Adjustment Disorder

Adjustment order basically occurs due to the impact of series of stressful events. Some individuals are born with the capability to tackle all those stress while some are quite vulnerable to those stressful events and become unable to cope with them which thus results as adjustment disorder.

Some individuals have a low confidence and are vulnerable to sudden changes in life or occurrences; this makes them suffer from disorder. The occurrence of disorder in the individuals is affected by various factors. Some of the main factors are:

§  Coping ability: Coping ability hugely affects to prevent the disorder as well as to invite the disorder. If a person is not able to cope with the changes of the life it is sure that he will go through adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

§  Flexibility: Flexibility is one of the risk factor of adjustment disorder. A person flexible to adopt the changes of life does not suffer through any traumatic events but a person who is not flexible enough to adopt novelty can suffer from adjustment disorder.

§  Sex: Sex also plays a vital role in causing adjustment disorder. Women are found to be at higher risk than men to go through this condition.

§  Socializing ability: socializing ability too is a risk factor that can result as adjustment disorder with depressed mood. A person who has good social skills can cope with stressful events without suffering from any sort of trauma compared to the persons with low social skills.

§  Genetics: Genetics is one of the prominent risk factor. Many disorders like anxiety are inherited through genes.

Individuals who live in a stressful environment, who are suffering from extreme financial pressures and medical problems are in a high risk of getting diagnosed with adjustment disorder. Early childhood family history factors too can result as adjustment disorder in the future of the individual.

Some of such factors can be:

•   Frequent migration during childhood
•   Abusive behaviors during childhood
•   Overprotective parents or family
•   Disadvantaged background

Individuals having higher risk of adjustment disorders might also have chances of suffering from other disorder or illnesses like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, etc.