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adjustment disorder
noun
, Psychiatry.
- a mental disorder that occurs as a maladaptive reaction to an episode of psychological, social, or physical stress, as divorce or a natural disaster.
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The Imperial Household Agency attributed her long absence from imperial duties to an adjustment disorder, linked to stress.
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