Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00629:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00629
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 3712–6086

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about adjustment disorder and death from adjustment disorder.
      Meaning of adjustment disorder
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, adjustment disorder means a disorder of mental health meeting the following diagnostic criteria (derived from DSM-5):
(a)          The development of emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) occurring within three months of the onset of the stressor(s).
(b)          These symptoms or behaviours are clinically significant, as evidenced by one or both of the following:
(i)            Marked distress that is out of proportion to the severity or intensity of the stressor, taking into account the external context and the cultural factors that might influence symptom severity and presentation; or
(ii)         Significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
(c)          The stress-related disturbance does not meet the criteria for another mental disorder and is not merely an exacerbation of a preexisting mental disorder.
(d)          The symptoms do not represent normal bereavement.
(e)          Once the stressor or its consequences have terminated, the symptoms do not persist for more than an additional six months.
Note: DSM-5 is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(3)          While adjustment disorder attracts ICD‑10‑AM code F43.2, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of adjustment disorder is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD‑10‑AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD‑10‑AM), Ninth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2015, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978‑1‑76007‑020‑5.
      Death from adjustment disorder
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, adjustment disorder, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's adjustment disorder.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.