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Understanding Situational Depression

By Nancy Schimelpfening — 2020

Situational depression, also known as adjustment disorder with depressed mood, occurs when a person develops certain emotional symptoms that are more exaggerated than normal in response to a stressful life situation within three months of the situation occurring.

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Situational Depression