Acute stress reaction
From BugSigDB
An anxiety disorder precipitated by an experience of intense fear or horror while exposed to a traumatic (especially life-threatening) event. The disorder is characterized by dissociative symptoms; vivid recollections of the traumatic event; avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event; and a constant state of hyperarousal for no more than one month.
- Aliases
- Acute Stress Disorder
- acute stress disorder
- acute stress disorders
- acute stress reaction
- acute stress reactions
- acute traumatic stress disorder
- mixed disorder as reaction to stress
- traumatic stress disorder
