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*Persons may develop an acute stress reaction, within minutes of a traumatic event. Acute stress reaction is a transient condition involving a broad array of signs and symptoms, including anxiety, depression, fatigue, difficulties with memory and concentration, hyperarousal, and social withdrawal. These occur at the same time as or within a few minutes of the traumatic event, and in majority of cases disappear within hours or days. Patients with traumatic stress often present with general symptoms, such as gastrointestinal disorders, headaches, rheumatic pain, skin disorders, cardiovascular symptoms, difficulty sleeping, or psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.<ref name="pmid23062092 [">{{cite journal| author=Kavan MG, Elsasser GN, Barone EJ| title=The physician's role in managing acute stress disorder. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2012 | volume= 86 | issue= 7 | pages= 643-9 | pmid=23062092 [ | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23062092 }} </ref> | |||
*Acute stress disorder cannot be diagnosed until 3 days after a traumatic event. Although acute stress disorder may progress to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after 1 month, it may also be a transient stress response that remits within 1 month of trauma exposure and does not result in post traumatic stress disordre (PTSD). Approximately half of individuals who eventually develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) initially present with acute stress disorder. Symptom worsening during the initial month can occur, due to ongoing life stressors or further traumatic events.<ref>Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association, 2013. Print.</ref> | |||
*The forms of reexperiencing can vary across development. Young children may report frightening dreams without content that clearly reflects aspects of the trauma, unlike adults and adolescents. Children age 6 years and younger are more likely than older children to express reexperiencing symptoms through play that refers symbolically to the trauma. Young children also do not necessarily manifest fearful reactions at the time of the exposure to the trauma or even during reexperiencing. In young children who are traumatized, parents typically report a range of emotional expressions, such as shame, anger, or withdrawal, and even excessively bright positive affect. | |||
==Complications== | |||
==Prognosis== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} |
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Overview
Natural History
- Persons may develop an acute stress reaction, within minutes of a traumatic event. Acute stress reaction is a transient condition involving a broad array of signs and symptoms, including anxiety, depression, fatigue, difficulties with memory and concentration, hyperarousal, and social withdrawal. These occur at the same time as or within a few minutes of the traumatic event, and in majority of cases disappear within hours or days. Patients with traumatic stress often present with general symptoms, such as gastrointestinal disorders, headaches, rheumatic pain, skin disorders, cardiovascular symptoms, difficulty sleeping, or psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.[1]
- Acute stress disorder cannot be diagnosed until 3 days after a traumatic event. Although acute stress disorder may progress to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after 1 month, it may also be a transient stress response that remits within 1 month of trauma exposure and does not result in post traumatic stress disordre (PTSD). Approximately half of individuals who eventually develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) initially present with acute stress disorder. Symptom worsening during the initial month can occur, due to ongoing life stressors or further traumatic events.[2]
- The forms of reexperiencing can vary across development. Young children may report frightening dreams without content that clearly reflects aspects of the trauma, unlike adults and adolescents. Children age 6 years and younger are more likely than older children to express reexperiencing symptoms through play that refers symbolically to the trauma. Young children also do not necessarily manifest fearful reactions at the time of the exposure to the trauma or even during reexperiencing. In young children who are traumatized, parents typically report a range of emotional expressions, such as shame, anger, or withdrawal, and even excessively bright positive affect.
Complications
Prognosis
References
- ↑ Kavan MG, Elsasser GN, Barone EJ (2012). "The physician's role in managing acute stress disorder". Am Fam Physician. 86 (7): 643–9. PMID [ 23062092 [ Check
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value (help). - ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association, 2013. Print.