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Adjustment Disorders as a Differential Diagnosis to Acute Stress Disorder

If an individual exhibits stress-related symptoms following a traumatic event but does not meet all the diagnostic criteria for acute stress disorder, their symptoms may be attributable to an adjustment disorder.

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