Adjustment DIsorder

We were flooded out back East in the storms and my grandfather seems to be falling apart. I wonder if it is PTSD.

 There is something known as an Adjustment Disorder. It can be described as an adverse reaction in an individual who is unable to cope with stressful life changes. Adjustment Disorder represents a stress-response syndrome to what the individual perceives as some type of life stressor whether traumatic or not. Adjustment Disorder is characterized by emotional or behavioral features of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress in various combinations, and may represent a subthreshold syndrome in which the person does not meet the full criteria for PTSD, or major depression. Exhibited behaviors can include recklessness, ignoring family and friends, neglecting tasks and duties, and suicide attempts. Any significant change in life, causing stress followed by difficulty coping with the pressure can result in adjustment disorder. Triggers can include events such as death of a loved one, separation from spouse or parents, illness, job loss, retirement, home destroyed in a fire, and so on. In adolescents, the stressors may include problems in schools and relationships issues. Getting your grandfather some help by a counselor who is skilled in Adjustment Disorder treatment—and sooner is better than later—may avoid this going into PTSD.