- excessive and abnormal reaction to a life stressor.
- The reaction is more severe than normally expected and results in significant social, occupational, or academic impairment.
- occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s)
- Marked distress that is out of proportion to the severity or intensity of the stressor
- account the external context
- the cultural factors that might influence symptom severity and presentation.
- Significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning
- Once the stress or its consequences have terminated, the symptoms do not persist for more than an additional 6 months
- Specifiers
- With depressed mood:
- Low mood, tearfulness, or feelings of hopelessness are predominant.
- With anxiety:
- Nervousness, worry, jitteriness, or separation anxiety is predominant.
With mixed anxiety and depressed mood:
- A combination of depression and anxiety is predominant.
- With disturbance of conduct:
- Disturbance of conduct is predominant.
- With mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct:
- Both emotional symptoms (e.g. – depression, anxiety) and a disturbance of conduct are predominant
- Unspecified:
- For maladaptive reactions that are not classifiable as one of the specific subtypes of adjustment disorder.
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