What Exactly Is Circumstantial Depression?
- lewaubunifu
- Oct 4, 2021
- 5 min read
Circumstantial or Situational depression, or Adjustment Disorder With Depressed Mood is a short-term, stress-related type of depression. It can develop after a person experiences a traumatic event, series of events, or a change in a person’s life. Situational depression stems from a person’s struggle to come to terms with the changes that have occurred. It can be very difficult for a person to cope or adjust to their everyday life following such an event or change. It’s also known as reactive depression. Situational depression often goes away in time, and talking about the problem can ease the recovery process. Once the person is able to cope with the new situation, recovery is possible. In 2013, the mental health diagnostic system technically changed the name of “adjustment disorder” to “stress response syndrome.”
