An adjustment disorder occurs when the normal process of adaptation to one or more stressful life experiences is disrupted.
This will occur within three months of the onset of this stressor or stressors. It could take the form of anxious feelings, nervousness, worry, feelings of sadness and crying, broken sleep, difficulty in concentrating, muscle tension and fatigue. A person suffering in this way might also withdraw socially, have difficulty working (or attending school or college), or suffer from headaches or stomach aches. They would be well advised to try to understand what is happening, and that this is a specific response not the way life usually works.
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