Many mental health professionals may diagnose you with adjustment disorder with depression if you suffer from the symptoms of depression due to a major life changing event.
The diagnosis of adjustment disorder is a very common one for both children and teens, with a higher incidence among children than adults.
There is no identified difference between adjustment disorder rates between girls or boys.
Though adjustment disorder precipitants are usually more "normal" events that can typically occur in the lives of most children, these events are still changes from everyday events.
However, it should be noted that the APA does classify adjustment disorder as a mental illness.
