Term Name: | adjustment disorder |
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Synonyms: | adjustment disease, adjustment reaction |
Definition: | A disease of mental health that is an abnormal and excessive emotional and behavioral reaction to a life stress that develops within 3 months of a life stress, and which is stronger or greater than what would be expected for the type of event that occurred. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:507] ( DOID:507 ) |