Article topic: Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) Author: Ahmad Naser Editor: Haneen A. Banihani Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Overview Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is a severe stress reaction to trauma exposure that may occur in the initial month after the event and requires at least nine out of 14 potential symptoms to be present for a diagnosis. Contrary to what was once believed in the DMS-IV, ASD is not a strong predictor of subsequent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), leading to a huge change in the DMS-V.[1] While less than 20% of people facing non-interpersonal trauma get ASD, It occurs in up […]