What Is Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood?
For a diagnosis of adjustment disorder, a person's symptoms must be severe enough to affect his or her work or social life. Some of the symptoms include:
Agitation - Conduct disturbances
- Depressed mood
Palpitations - Physical complaints
Trembling or twitching
Symptoms of adjustment disorder typically begin within 3 months of the stressor, and usually do not last longer than 6 months, unless the stressor continues to be present (such as an illness or living in a dangerous neighborhood).
On occasion,...
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