Acute stress reactions in adults.

Arieh Y Shalev

Journal: Biological psychiatry 2002;51(7):532-43

PMID: 11950455

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Abstract

This article summarizes the literature on acute reactions to traumatic stress in adults. It describes their morphology, natural course, long-term outcome, and underlying biological factors, and outlines directions for management and research. It assumes two categories of responses: those that mediate survival and those related to learning and adaptation. The complementary roles of fear conditioning, processing novelty, and adjusting to change are discussed.

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Hadassah University Hospital, PO Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.

DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01335-5

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MeSH Terms: Acute Disease, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Crisis Intervention, Humans, Life Change Events, Psychotropic Drugs, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Survival