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Strategies for Acute Stress Reactions and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

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This chapter deals entirely with acute posttraumatic responses. It begins by describing acute stress reactions, normal reactions to traumatic events both in civilian and military contexts. Issues such as resilience and prevention are addressed with respect to such acute responses, with specific attention to Psychological First Aid for civilians and Forward Psychiatry for military personnel in a war zone. Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is presented with respect to how it differs from both normal reactions and from PTSD. The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD are presented in detail. Treatment for ASD is presented with specific attention to CBT approaches.

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  1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD, White River Junction, VT, USA

    Matthew J. Friedman

  2. Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology & Toxicology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA

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Friedman, M.J. (2015). Strategies for Acute Stress Reactions and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD). In: Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15066-6_6

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