Everyone has stress in their lives. But for some people, a specific traumatic episode or major life change can lead to a mental health problem called adjustment disorder. "When the severity of this ...

Adjustment disorder, sometimes referred to as situational depression, is a lengthy, abnormal, and excessively negative reaction to an identifiable life stressor. The reaction is more severe than would ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Adjustment disorders represent a crucial yet often under‐researched subset of stress‐related mental health conditions. These disorders are characterised by an excessive emotional or behavioural ...