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Descriptor English: Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
Descriptor Spanish: Trastornos de Estrés Traumático Agudo
Descriptor trastornos de estrés traumático agudo
Entry term(s) trastornos de estrés agudo
Scope note: Clase de trastorno de estrés traumático caracterizado por estados disociativos significativos que se producen inmediatamente después de un trauma abrumador. Por definición, no puede durar más de 1 mes y si persiste es más apropiado el diagnóstico de TRASTORNO DE ESTRÉS POSTRAUMÁTICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transtornos de Estresse Traumático Agudo
Descriptor French: Troubles de stress traumatique aigus
Entry term(s): Acute Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorders
Stress Disorder, Acute
Stress Disorders, Acute
Tree number(s): F03.950.750.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D040701
Scope note: A class of traumatic stress disorders that is characterized by the significant dissociative states seen immediately after overwhelming trauma. By definition it cannot last longer than 1 month, if it persists, a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC) is more appropriate.
Annotation: STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic (1995-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Entry Version: STRESS DIS TRAUMATIC ACUTE
DeCS ID: 37626
Unique ID: D040701
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute - Preferred
Concept UI M0415571
Scope note A class of traumatic stress disorders that is characterized by the significant dissociative states seen immediately after overwhelming trauma. By definition it cannot last longer than 1 month, if it persists, a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC) is more appropriate.
Preferred term Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
Entry term(s) Acute Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorders
Stress Disorder, Acute
Stress Disorders, Acute



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