Acute stress disorder risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of acute stress disorder are preexisting psychiatric problems, loss of a loved one in the event, significant injury from the event, dissociation at the time of the traumatic event, development of serious depressive symptoms with 1 week that last for 1 month or longer, numbness, a sense of relieving the trauma, depersonalization, and motor restlessness after the event, witnessing of frightful images, previous trauma, extended exposure to danger, loss of home or community, toxic exposure, and absent social supports.
Risk Factors
Factors increasing the risk of acute stress disorder include the following:
- Preexisting psychiatric problems
- Loss of a loved one in the event
- Significant injury from the event
- Dissociation at the time of the traumatic event
- Development of serious depressive symptoms within 1 week that last for 1 month or longer
- Numbness, a sense of reliving the trauma, depersonalization, and motor restlessness after the event
- Witnessing of frightful images
- Previous trauma
- Extended exposure to danger
- Loss of home or community
- Toxic exposure
- Absent social supports