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Date Published: 13/01/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v509i2.1864
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Vol. 509 No. 2 (2021)
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Nguyễn Ngọc, T. ., & Minh Tâm, D. . (2022). CLINICAL FEATURES OF THE ADJUSTMENT DISORDER WITH BRIEF DEPRESSIVE REACTION. Vietnam Medical Journal, 509(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v509i2.1864

CLINICAL FEATURES OF THE ADJUSTMENT DISORDER WITH BRIEF DEPRESSIVE REACTION

Trần Nguyễn Ngọc1,2, Dương Minh Tâm1,2,
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 National Mental Health Institute, Bach Mai Hospital

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Abstract

The study aims to describe clinical features of adjustment disorder with brief depressive reaction. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study including  66 patients who were diagnosed with adjustment disorder with brief depressive reaction (F43.2) and admitted to  the National Institute of Mental Health, Bach Mai hospital. Results: the majority of patients were  at the age of 20 - 29 and 30 - 39 years old with the same rate of 27.3%. The mean age of patients was 33.6 ± 13.9. The most common psychological trauma was work orstudy trauma (69.7%). Among the 3 main symptoms of depression, symptoms of decreased energy and increased fatigue were  the most commonwith the rate of 80.3%. Among 7 common symptoms of depression sleep disorder was account for the highest proportion (93.9%). No symptom of suicidal behavior was found. Among 8 physical symptoms of depression, waking up in the morning earlier than 2 hours occurred most frequently (93.9%). The less  common symptom of this disorder was psychomotor retardation (39.4%).

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Adjustment disorders, depression

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