Adjustment Disorder: A Controversial Condition

  Adjustment disorder (AD) or stress response syndrome (SRS) is a kind of ‘no man’s land’. It’s a clinical entity that requires great skill for it to be diagnosed since there’s an extremely fine line between the normal and the pathological. So much so that people who face or have faced highly stressful and prolonged situations could well receive this diagnosis. However, what exactly is adjustment disorder? We’ll explain. “What allows us to survive as a species is not intelligence or strength, but our ability to adapt.” -Natalia Gómez del Pozuelo- According to the DSM-5, adjustment disorder can last for,…