What is an adjustment disorder?

Inability To Cope: An adjustment disorder is a psychiatric illness that occurs when an individual is unable to adjust to or cope with a specific stressor. These stressors are usually major life events such as losing a job, moving to a new city, financial worries, severe illness, or divorce. Symptoms can include depression and/or anxiety. Talk therapy is recommended and most individuals recover within six months.

Adjustment disorder: happens when you are adjusting to a new situation. Death, divorce, change of job, move to a new area, new siblings, another family member becoming ill, being a new caretaker, having many people rely on you for support. Go see a psychiatrist for meds and psychologist for counseling to gain some skills and support. Usually gets better within a short time 4-6 months.