Post-widowed adaptive disorder

Introduction The so-called widowhood syndrome refers to the adaptive obstacles caused by people suddenly losing their lifelong partners. The psychological reaction is often unexpectedly strong because of the challenge of losing the most intimate and self-contained relatives and suffering from the burden of having a small living burden. Light can express depression, sad expression, short duration; heavy can express grief, rushing to the ground, painful or unsatisfied or staying in the woods, thinking and other symptoms.

Cause

The psychological reaction to the lifelong companion who suddenly lost his leisure and shared the same boat was often unexpectedly strong. Lighter can express depression, sad expression, and short duration; heavy ones can express grief, screaming, screaming, dying, or sorrowful.

an examination

The most common manifestation of "widowed syndrome" is the emergence of a variety of psychological disorders, such as silence, indifference, inattention, and lack of interest in the surrounding things. Most of these symptoms gradually improved and disappeared after a period of time, but a few people still ate tasteless, could not sleep at night, were yellow and thin, stayed dull, quickly became old, and even committed suicide. Diagnosis can be based on the above characteristics.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of adaptive disability after widowhood:

Anxiety adaptation disorder

Adaptive disorders often have the following manifestations in clinical practice:

(1) Adaptation disorder characterized by emotional disorders: more common in depression, showing low mood, depression, disappointment, loss of interest in everything, but also nervousness, upset, palpitations, poor breathing and so on.

(2) Adaptation disorders highlighted by conduct disorder: more common in adolescents, manifested as violations of the power of others or violations of social ethics, such as truancy, fighting, vandalism, lying, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, running away from home Start sexual activity too early.

(3) Adaptation disorder with prominent physical discomfort: the patient can have pain (head, back or other parts), gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea) or other discomforts are prominent, but the examination has not been found. The body has a specific disease and the symptoms last for no more than half a year.

(4) Adaptation disorder with outstanding work and learning ability: The patient's original work and study ability is good, but the work ability is reduced and the study is difficult.

(5) Adaptation disorder based on social retreat: patients are mainly social retreats, such as reluctance to participate in social activities, reluctance to go to school or work, often closed at home, but without depression or anxiety.

Anxiety adaptation disorders should be the fifth form of expression.

The most common manifestation of "widowed syndrome" is the emergence of a variety of psychological disorders, such as silence, indifference, inattention, and lack of interest in the surrounding things. Most of these symptoms gradually improved and disappeared after a period of time, but a few people still ate tasteless, could not sleep at night, were yellow and thin, stayed dull, quickly became old, and even committed suicide. Diagnosis can be based on the above characteristics.

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