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Stress Disorders, Traumatic

MedGen UID:
52520
•Concept ID:
C0038441
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Stress Disorder, Traumatic; Traumatic Stress Disorder; Traumatic Stress Disorders

Definition

Anxiety disorders manifested by the development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically traumatic event that is outside the normal range of usual human experience. Symptoms include re-experiencing the traumatic event, increased arousal, and numbing of responsiveness to or reduced involvement with the external world. Traumatic stress disorders can be further classified by the time of onset and the duration of these symptoms. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A systematic review of the effectiveness of mobile apps for monitoring and management of mental health symptoms or disorders.
Wang K, Varma DS, Prosperi M
J Psychiatr Res 2018 Dec;107:73-78. Epub 2018 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.10.006. PMID: 30347316
Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders with the Alpha-1 Adrenergic Antagonist Prazosin.
Simon PY, Rousseau PF
Can J Psychiatry 2017 Mar;62(3):186-198. Epub 2016 Jul 19 doi: 10.1177/0706743716659275. PMID: 27432823Free PMC Article
Epigenetic Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Alzheimer and Parkinson Diseases.
Irwin MH, Moos WH, Faller DV, Steliou K, Pinkert CA
Drug Dev Res 2016 May;77(3):109-23. Epub 2016 Feb 21 doi: 10.1002/ddr.21294. PMID: 26899010

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute stress disorder, coping self-efficacy and subsequent psychological distress among nurses amid COVID-19.
Shahrour G, Dardas LA
J Nurs Manag 2020 Oct;28(7):1686-1695. Epub 2020 Aug 30 doi: 10.1111/jonm.13124. PMID: 32767827Free PMC Article
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
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
Trauma and Aging.
Cook JM, Simiola V
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2018 Sep 7;20(10):93. doi: 10.1007/s11920-018-0943-6. PMID: 30194546
Freeze, flight, fight, fright, faint: adaptationist perspectives on the acute stress response spectrum.
Bracha HS
CNS Spectr 2004 Sep;9(9):679-85. doi: 10.1017/s1092852900001954. PMID: 15337864

Diagnosis

What's Love Got to do with it: Role of oxytocin in trauma, attachment and resilience.
Sharma SR, Gonda X, Dome P, Tarazi FI
Pharmacol Ther 2020 Oct;214:107602. Epub 2020 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107602. PMID: 32512017
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
Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease.
Song H, Fang F, Tomasson G, Arnberg FK, Mataix-Cols D, Fernández de la Cruz L, Almqvist C, Fall K, Valdimarsdóttir UA
JAMA 2018 Jun 19;319(23):2388-2400. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.7028. PMID: 29922828Free PMC Article
Complex trauma.
Kliethermes M, Schacht M, Drewry K
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2014 Apr;23(2):339-61, ix. Epub 2014 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2013.12.009. PMID: 24656584
Special issue on posttraumatic, stress-related, and dissociative disorders.
Friedman MJ
Depress Anxiety 2011 Sep;28(9):735-6. doi: 10.1002/da.20893. PMID: 21910183

Therapy

What's Love Got to do with it: Role of oxytocin in trauma, attachment and resilience.
Sharma SR, Gonda X, Dome P, Tarazi FI
Pharmacol Ther 2020 Oct;214:107602. Epub 2020 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107602. PMID: 32512017
Empathy, compassion fatigue, guilt and secondary traumatic stress in nurses.
Mottaghi S, Poursheikhali H, Shameli L
Nurs Ethics 2020 Mar;27(2):494-504. Epub 2019 Jul 8 doi: 10.1177/0969733019851548. PMID: 31284826
Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease.
Song H, Fang F, Tomasson G, Arnberg FK, Mataix-Cols D, Fernández de la Cruz L, Almqvist C, Fall K, Valdimarsdóttir UA
JAMA 2018 Jun 19;319(23):2388-2400. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.7028. PMID: 29922828Free PMC Article
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
The Big Role of Small RNAs in Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders.
Malan-Müller S, Hemmings SM
Vitam Horm 2017;103:85-129. Epub 2016 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/bs.vh.2016.08.001. PMID: 28061977

Prognosis

Acute stress disorder, coping self-efficacy and subsequent psychological distress among nurses amid COVID-19.
Shahrour G, Dardas LA
J Nurs Manag 2020 Oct;28(7):1686-1695. Epub 2020 Aug 30 doi: 10.1111/jonm.13124. PMID: 32767827Free 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
Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease.
Song H, Fang F, Tomasson G, Arnberg FK, Mataix-Cols D, Fernández de la Cruz L, Almqvist C, Fall K, Valdimarsdóttir UA
JAMA 2018 Jun 19;319(23):2388-2400. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.7028. PMID: 29922828Free PMC Article
Psychopathy and traumatic stress.
Pham TH
J Pers Disord 2012 Apr;26(2):213-25. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.2.213. PMID: 22486451
Stress and health: psychological, behavioral, and biological determinants.
Schneiderman N, Ironson G, Siegel SD
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2005;1:607-28. doi: 10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.1.102803.144141. PMID: 17716101Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Acute stress disorder, coping self-efficacy and subsequent psychological distress among nurses amid COVID-19.
Shahrour G, Dardas LA
J Nurs Manag 2020 Oct;28(7):1686-1695. Epub 2020 Aug 30 doi: 10.1111/jonm.13124. PMID: 32767827Free 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
The course, prediction, and treatment of acute and posttraumatic stress in trauma patients: A systematic review.
Visser E, Gosens T, Den Oudsten BL, De Vries J
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017 Jun;82(6):1158-1183. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001447. PMID: 28520689
Suicide among war veterans.
Rozanov V, Carli V
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2012 Jul;9(7):2504-19. Epub 2012 Jul 19 doi: 10.3390/ijerph9072504. PMID: 22851956Free PMC Article
Psychopathy and traumatic stress.
Pham TH
J Pers Disord 2012 Apr;26(2):213-25. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.2.213. PMID: 22486451

Recent systematic reviews

The effect of lavender on stress in individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ghavami T, Kazeminia M, Rajati F
Complement Ther Med 2022 Sep;68:102832. Epub 2022 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102832. PMID: 35429599
Anxiety, depression, trauma-related, and sleep disorders among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Marvaldi M, Mallet J, Dubertret C, Moro MR, Guessoum SB
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Jul;126:252-264. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.024. PMID: 33774085Free PMC Article
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
Prevalence and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology Among Burn Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Giannoni-Pastor A, Eiroa-Orosa FJ, Fidel Kinori SG, Arguello JM, Casas M
J Burn Care Res 2016 Jan-Feb;37(1):e79-89. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000226. PMID: 25970798
Secondary traumatic stress in nurses: a systematic review.
Beck CT
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2011 Feb;25(1):1-10. Epub 2010 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2010.05.005. PMID: 21251596

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