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Psychopathological characteristics of adjustment disorder among outpatients with and without work related stress

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Study's objective is to assess psychopathological profiles in outpatients with a diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder (AD) who had positive evaluations of work related stress (AD-W) versus those exposed to other stressful life events (AD-O). METHODS: The participants were 70 outpatients with AD-W, compared to 71 outpatients with AD-O, admitted at the Unit of Psychiatry and Occupational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome. Patients completed the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - 2 (MMPI-2), and the Rorschach test. RESULTS: The emerged data underline that patients with AD-W scored significantly higher than patients with AD-O in the MMPI-2 scales D, Pd, Pa, FAM, and in the Rorschach anxiety scale (Sum Y). CONCLUSIONS: Finally patients with AD-W showed greater levels of psychopathology compared to patients with AD-O. Further studies assessing the harm associated with stress might allow a better understanding of the diagnosis and therapeutic implications of AD.

Source: Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia

DOI: 10.4081/gimle.607

Authors: Paolo Roma, Edoardo Monaco, Claudio Prestigiacomo, Marco Innamorati, Martina De Mattia, Stefano Ferracuti

Institutions: Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Sapienza University of Rome, European University of Rome

Language: English

Topic: Workplace Health and Well-being

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3024575196