Table 2.
Clinical criteria for allostatic overload (A through B are required) (from Fava et al., 2019).
Criterion A The presence of a current identifiable source of distress in the form of recent life events and/or chronic stress; the stressor is judged to tax or exceed the individual coping skills when its full nature and circumstances are evaluated |
Criterion B The stressor is associated with one or more of the following features, which have occurred within 6 months after the onset of the stressor: |
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