What Is Adjustment Disorder?
10. Is It Preventable?
There are no prevention strategies that are proven to be effective. Removing all major stressors and tragic life events would be an effective prevention strategy, but this is not possible. Instead, the best way to prevent adjustment disorder is to develop coping skills and resilience. These features dramatically decrease the risk of this disorder or related mental health issues.
Coping skills include social support, seeking meaningful activities and framing your emotions in a healthy way. Maintaining a positive outlook in the midst of a tragedy is a sign of resilience and effective coping skills. Work with a mental health expert or other professional to learn more about healthy coping strategies to increase your chance of preventing this disorder in yourself and those around you.
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