By Nancy Wartik — 2020
It is understandable if the coronavirus pandemic has put you in a funk, but depression should be evaluated and treated.
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Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities.
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The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.
When a stressful situation is particularly hard to cope with, we react with symptoms of sadness, fear, or even hopelessness — a type of reaction that’s often referred to as situational depression.
Situational depression is a short-term, stress-related type of depression. It can develop after you experience a traumatic event or series of events. Situational depression is a type of adjustment disorder.