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Acute stress disorder

MedGen UID:
116022
•Concept ID:
C0236816
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Acute Stress Disorder; Acute Stress Disorders; Stress Disorder, Acute; Stress Disorders, Acute; Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
SNOMED CT: Acute stress disorder (67195008); Gross stress reaction (67195008); Acute crisis reaction (67195008); Acute stress reaction (67195008); Psychic shock (67195008); Acute reaction to stress (67195008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003763

Definition

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. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute stress disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder: Synopsis of the 2023 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline.
Schnurr PP, Hamblen JL, Wolf J, Coller R, Collie C, Fuller MA, Holtzheimer PE, Kelly U, Lang AJ, McGraw K, Morganstein JC, Norman SB, Papke K, Petrakis I, Riggs D, Sall JA, Shiner B, Wiechers I, Kelber MS
Ann Intern Med 2024 Mar;177(3):363-374. Epub 2024 Feb 27 doi: 10.7326/M23-2757. PMID: 38408360
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evaluation and Treatment.
Sartor Z, Kelley L, Laschober R
Am Fam Physician 2023 Mar;107(3):273-281. PMID: 36920821
Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition.
Phelps AJ, Lethbridge R, Brennan S, Bryant RA, Burns P, Cooper JA, Forbes D, Gardiner J, Gee G, Jones K, Kenardy J, Kulkarni J, McDermott B, McFarlane AC, Newman L, Varker T, Worth C, Silove D
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022 Mar;56(3):230-247. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1177/00048674211041917. PMID: 34448406

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related comorbidities in clinical studies.
Mureșanu IA, Grad DA, Mureșanu DF, Dobran SA, Hapca E, Strilciuc Ș, Benedek I, Capriș D, Popescu BO, Perju-Dumbravă L, Cherecheș RM
J Med Life 2022 Apr;15(4):436-442. doi: 10.25122/jml-2022-0120. PMID: 35646173Free PMC Article
A Review on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms, Therapies and Recent Case Studies.
Thakur A, Choudhary D, Kumar B, Chaudhary A
Curr Mol Pharmacol 2022;15(3):502-516. doi: 10.2174/1874467214666210525160944. PMID: 34036925
Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and related disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.
Carpenter JK, Andrews LA, Witcraft SM, Powers MB, Smits JAJ, Hofmann SG
Depress Anxiety 2018 Jun;35(6):502-514. Epub 2018 Feb 16 doi: 10.1002/da.22728. PMID: 29451967Free PMC Article
Scoping Review of the Mental Health of Parents of Infants in the NICU.
Roque ATF, Lasiuk GC, Radünz V, Hegadoren K
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2017 Jul-Aug;46(4):576-587. Epub 2017 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2017.02.005. PMID: 28506679
Family response to critical illness: postintensive care syndrome-family.
Davidson JE, Jones C, Bienvenu OJ
Crit Care Med 2012 Feb;40(2):618-24. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318236ebf9. PMID: 22080636

Diagnosis

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evaluation and Treatment.
Sartor Z, Kelley L, Laschober R
Am Fam Physician 2023 Mar;107(3):273-281. PMID: 36920821
Evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related comorbidities in clinical studies.
Mureșanu IA, Grad DA, Mureșanu DF, Dobran SA, Hapca E, Strilciuc Ș, Benedek I, Capriș D, Popescu BO, Perju-Dumbravă L, Cherecheș RM
J Med Life 2022 Apr;15(4):436-442. doi: 10.25122/jml-2022-0120. PMID: 35646173Free PMC Article
A Review on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms, Therapies and Recent Case Studies.
Thakur A, Choudhary D, Kumar B, Chaudhary A
Curr Mol Pharmacol 2022;15(3):502-516. doi: 10.2174/1874467214666210525160944. PMID: 34036925
Prevention of Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders: A Review.
Howlett JR, Stein MB
Neuropsychopharmacology 2016 Jan;41(1):357-69. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.261. PMID: 26315508Free PMC Article
Family response to critical illness: postintensive care syndrome-family.
Davidson JE, Jones C, Bienvenu OJ
Crit Care Med 2012 Feb;40(2):618-24. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318236ebf9. PMID: 22080636

Therapy

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evaluation and Treatment.
Sartor Z, Kelley L, Laschober R
Am Fam Physician 2023 Mar;107(3):273-281. PMID: 36920821
The effects of intensive care unit-initiated transitional care interventions on elements of post-intensive care syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Johanna Josepha Op't Hoog SA, Eskes AM, Johanna van Mersbergen-de Bruin MP, Pelgrim T, van der Hoeven H, Vermeulen H, Maria Vloet LC
Aust Crit Care 2022 May;35(3):309-320. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.010. PMID: 34120805
Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and related disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.
Carpenter JK, Andrews LA, Witcraft SM, Powers MB, Smits JAJ, Hofmann SG
Depress Anxiety 2018 Jun;35(6):502-514. Epub 2018 Feb 16 doi: 10.1002/da.22728. PMID: 29451967Free PMC Article
Prevention of Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders: A Review.
Howlett JR, Stein MB
Neuropsychopharmacology 2016 Jan;41(1):357-69. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.261. PMID: 26315508Free PMC Article
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.
Hofmann SG, Smits JA
J Clin Psychiatry 2008 Apr;69(4):621-32. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0415. PMID: 18363421Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Cardiac disease-induced trauma and stress-related disorders.
Princip M, Ledermann K, Altwegg R, von Känel R
Herz 2024 Aug;49(4):254-260. Epub 2024 Jul 11 doi: 10.1007/s00059-024-05255-0. PMID: 38990256Free PMC Article
Predictors and severity of probable acute stress disorder following the Beirut Port Blast.
Karam E, Saab D, Al Barathie J, Karam AN, Karam G, Bryant R
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2022;13(1):2040232. Epub 2022 Mar 22 doi: 10.1080/20008198.2022.2040232. PMID: 35340788Free PMC Article
The Current Evidence for Acute Stress Disorder.
Bryant RA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2018 Oct 13;20(12):111. doi: 10.1007/s11920-018-0976-x. PMID: 30315408
Family response to critical illness: postintensive care syndrome-family.
Davidson JE, Jones C, Bienvenu OJ
Crit Care Med 2012 Feb;40(2):618-24. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318236ebf9. PMID: 22080636
Acute stress disorder revisited.
Cardeña E, Carlson E
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2011;7:245-67. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032210-104502. PMID: 21275643

Clinical prediction guides

Acute Stress Disorder among 2022 Ukrainian war refugees: a cross-sectional study.
Kordel P, Rządeczka M, Studenna-Skrukwa M, Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz K, Goncharenko O, Moskalewicz M
Front Public Health 2024;12:1280236. Epub 2024 Mar 14 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1280236. PMID: 38550313Free PMC Article
The Current Evidence for Acute Stress Disorder.
Bryant RA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2018 Oct 13;20(12):111. doi: 10.1007/s11920-018-0976-x. PMID: 30315408
Acute stress disorder revisited.
Cardeña E, Carlson E
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2011;7:245-67. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032210-104502. PMID: 21275643
Acute stress disorder as a predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review.
Bryant RA
J Clin Psychiatry 2011 Feb;72(2):233-9. Epub 2010 Dec 14 doi: 10.4088/JCP.09r05072blu. PMID: 21208593
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.
Hofmann SG, Smits JA
J Clin Psychiatry 2008 Apr;69(4):621-32. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0415. PMID: 18363421Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The prevalence of mental health conditions in healthcare workers during and after a pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hill JE, Harris C, Danielle L C, Boland P, Doherty AJ, Benedetto V, Gita BE, Clegg AJ
J Adv Nurs 2022 Jun;78(6):1551-1573. Epub 2022 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/jan.15175. PMID: 35150151Free PMC Article
Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition.
Phelps AJ, Lethbridge R, Brennan S, Bryant RA, Burns P, Cooper JA, Forbes D, Gardiner J, Gee G, Jones K, Kenardy J, Kulkarni J, McDermott B, McFarlane AC, Newman L, Varker T, Worth C, Silove D
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022 Mar;56(3):230-247. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1177/00048674211041917. PMID: 34448406
The effects of intensive care unit-initiated transitional care interventions on elements of post-intensive care syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Johanna Josepha Op't Hoog SA, Eskes AM, Johanna van Mersbergen-de Bruin MP, Pelgrim T, van der Hoeven H, Vermeulen H, Maria Vloet LC
Aust Crit Care 2022 May;35(3):309-320. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.010. PMID: 34120805
Pharmacological prevention and early treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Astill Wright L, Sijbrandij M, Sinnerton R, Lewis C, Roberts NP, Bisson JI
Transl Psychiatry 2019 Dec 9;9(1):334. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0673-5. PMID: 31819037Free PMC Article
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.
Hofmann SG, Smits JA
J Clin Psychiatry 2008 Apr;69(4):621-32. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0415. PMID: 18363421Free PMC Article

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