[Adjustment disorder and DSM-5: A review].

This paper exposes the complexity and discrete characteristic of the adjustment disorder with reference to its clinical and scientific diagnosis. Even though the disorder occurs in frequent clinical circumstances after important life events, such as mobbing, burn-out, unemployment, divorce or separation, pregnancy denial, surgical operation or cancer, the adjustment disorder is often not considered in the diagnosis since better known disorders with similar symptoms prevail, such as major depression and anxiety disorder. Ten years ago, Bottéro had already noticed that the adjustment disorder diagnosis remained rather uncommon with reference to patients he was working with while Langlois assimilated this disorder with an invisible diagnosis

Physical exercise in the treatment of depression: Should we care?

It is well established that physical activity and exercise positively affect physical and mental health. While the application of this knowledge was generalized less than 5 years ago, current research aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach on specific fields of psychiatry. Although some progress must still be made on the methodological level, recent studies show the great impact of physical exercise prescription with regard to the management of different psychiatric disorders (major depression, anxiety disorders, alcoholism, bipolar disorder, fibromyalgia, and schizophrenia). This paper aims to identify an alternative to conventional treatment of depression and to develop specific exercise programs for depressive disorders

Trouble de l'adaptation et trauma dans le DSM-5 :Implications diagnostiques et pertinence en oncologie

Cancer is a central problem in our modern society and its prevalence is constantly increasing. However, medical progresses are leading to a higher survival rate. This disease is known as a stress factor which could lead to significant psychological distress and to several disorders. DSM-5 includes nosographic changes which cause consequences in the oncology diagnostic process. In this article, the diagnostic criteria for adjustment disorder, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder will be discussed. We will question the relevance of the adjustment disorder in the field of oncology and will rather propose to create "cancer-specific stress syndrome", and to reflect the possibility of a subsyndromal (or subthreshold) diagnosis.We will also insist on the need of taking into account the post-traumatic dimensions in our practice, despite the severe restrictions imposed by the DSM-5. An accurate diagnosis will allow the mental health professionals to choose the most effective therapeutic means.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe