- Last edited on February 27, 2021
Situational (Reactive/Exogenous) Depression
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Situational Depression (also known as Reactive Depression, Exogenous Depression, and Adjustment Disorder) are depressive symptoms that occur when an individual is unable to adjust to or cope with a particular stress or a major life event. This was a previously historical diagnosis that has fallen out of clinical use. Its close counterpart is now called adjustment disorder, which reflects much of the same symptoms.