TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictive validity of acute stress disorder in children and adolescents
AU - Dalgleish, T.
AU - Meiser-Stedman, R.
AU - Kassam-Adams, N.
AU - Ehlers, A.
AU - Winston, F.
AU - Smith, P.
AU - Bryant, B.
AU - Mayou, R.A.
AU - Yule, W.
PY - 2008/5/1
Y1 - 2008/5/1
N2 - Adult research suggests that the dissociation criterion of acute stress disorder has limited validity in predicting posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We addressed this issue in child and adolescent survivors (n=367) of road accidents. Dissociation accounted for no significant unique variance in later PTSD, over and above other acute stress disorder criteria. Furthermore, thresholds of either three or more re-experiencing symptoms, or six or more re-experiencing/hyperarousal symptoms, were as effective at predicting PTSD as the full acute stress disorder diagnosis.
AB - Adult research suggests that the dissociation criterion of acute stress disorder has limited validity in predicting posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We addressed this issue in child and adolescent survivors (n=367) of road accidents. Dissociation accounted for no significant unique variance in later PTSD, over and above other acute stress disorder criteria. Furthermore, thresholds of either three or more re-experiencing symptoms, or six or more re-experiencing/hyperarousal symptoms, were as effective at predicting PTSD as the full acute stress disorder diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.040451
DO - 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.040451
M3 - Article
VL - 192
SP - 392
EP - 393
JO - The British Journal of Psychiatry
JF - The British Journal of Psychiatry
SN - 0007-1250
IS - 5
ER -