Maladaptive reactions to identifiable psychosocial stressors occurring within a short time after onset of the stressor. They are manifested by either impairment in social or occupational functioning or by symptoms (depression, anxiety, etc.) that are in excess of a normal and expected reaction to the stressor.
    

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A chance to grow / WGBH.

Depression after childbirth : how to recognize and treat postnatal illness / Katharina Dalton.

'Home is where the heart is -' : a study of nostalgia in the American civil war / Leah Schofield Owen.

A guide to depressive illness for the family doctor.

Origins and evolution of behavior disorders : from infancy to early adult life / Stella Chess, Alexander Thomas.

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A chance to grow / WGBH.

Depression after childbirth : how to recognize and treat postnatal illness / Katharina Dalton.

'Home is where the heart is -' : a study of nostalgia in the American civil war / Leah Schofield Owen.

A guide to depressive illness for the family doctor.

Origins and evolution of behavior disorders : from infancy to early adult life / Stella Chess, Alexander Thomas.