Transtorno de Adaptação: uma revisão sistemática e sua prevalência entre estudantes universitários

Abstract

Adjustment disorder is a diagnostic criterion associated with stress, which can occur during or after the occurrence of one or more stressful situations. It is a clinical condition which impairs the performance and social functioning and / or occupational functioning of the individual. However, it is noticed that the scientific studies on this topic are scarce. This master’s dissertation investigates the treatment kinds of Adjustment Disorder through a literature review and his prevalence among university students. Thus, this work is presented through two articles. The first is a systematic review of scientific literature of the articles about treatments for the Adjustment Disorder, published in the virtual library collections PsychInfo and PubMed / Medline. The result showed that, among the articles selected through some criteria, none is of Brazilian origin; all are from other countries, and most of the European continent. Therapies indicated in the studies were classified as psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy and herbal medicine. The second article focuses on the mental health of college students at the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - Seropédica. The study estimates the occurrence of the Adjustment Disorder among undergraduate students of the UFRRJ and detected the stressors preceding through a quantitative cross search, into a sample of 635 subjects. The results revealed that 19.4% of students matched the diagnostic criteria for the disorder Adaptation, according to the Inventory Valuation Adjustment Disorder (Self Report of the assessment of Adjustment Disorder) and 45.6 % showed susceptibility to development of psychopathological symptoms. Therefore, it is concluded that the mental health of the students in Brazilian universities, especially those that are located far from urban centers, requires scientific attention. Moreover, it is observed that little scientific attention has been given to Adjustment Disorder has collaborated that information on its prevalence in the general population and in specific populations as well as its diagnosis and its treatment remain scarce and inaccurate.