Acute Stress Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (ASD and PTSD) in Children and Adolescents
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are reactions to traumatic events. These reactions involve intrusive thoughts or dreams, avoidance of reminders of the event, and negative impacts on mood, cognition, arousal, and response. ASD typically begins immediately after the trauma and lasts from 3 days to...