Acute Stress Disorder

The acute stress disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis. The acute stress disorder is an anxiety disorder. The disturbance lasts for a minimum of 2 days and a maximum of 4 weeks and occurs within 4 weeks of the traumatic event. The acute stress disorder is caused by avoidance of stimuli which arouse recollections of the trauma. The person's response to the event must involve intense fear, helplessness. The acute stress disorder is 6% to 33% depending on the type of trauma. The posttraumatic stress disorder can occur at any age including childhood.

What are the causes of the Acute Stress Disorder?

The acute stress disorder contains the various causes. Sometimes this acute stress causes the serious injury or death also. The some of the causes of the acute stress disorder are as follows

Rise in heart rate
Dreams
Increase in the blood pressure
Enhanced cardiac output
Fear
Flashback episode

What are the symptoms of the Acute Stress Disorder?

The some of the symptoms of the acute stress disorder are as follows

Depersonalization
Headaches
Depression
Numbness
Difficulty sleeping
Poor concentration
Dissociate amnesia
Reduction in awareness
Disturbance
Feelings of stress interfering with functioning

How to get rid from Acute Stress Disorder?

There are various treatments are available for the acute stress disorder. The medication can be used for a very short duration. By taking the proper medicine we can control the acute stress disorder. There are some therapies, medicines and so many treatments are available on the acute stress disorder and they are as given below

Cognitive behavioral therapy may be used as best treatment for the acute stress disorder.
The Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing is a technique which uses eye movements to help the brain to process flashbacks.
The Counseling and Psychotherapy may used for the acute stress disorder.
The SSRI antidepressant tablets will both reduce the strength of PTSD symptoms and relieve any depression.