Adjustment Disorder
What is it?
A strong, long-lasting reaction to an upsetting event may be adjustment disorder. Triggering events are ones that are important to your child: divorce, a family death, moving, attending a new school, a break up, or a big life disappointment. A child with adjustment disorder has difficulty controlling emotions and may become depressed or anixious, hostile, pick fights, or refuse to go to school. It can occur in young children, adolescents, and adults.