Acute Stress Disorder involves symptoms similar to PTSD, but it occurs in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event, lasting between three days and one month. Early intervention with our supportive providers can help prevent the development of long-term PTSD.

Common Symptoms or Things to Look Out For:

• Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence
• Intrusion symptoms (recurrent memories, dreams, flashbacks)
• Negative mood (inability to experience positive emotions)
• Dissociative symptoms (altered sense of reality, amnesia)
• Avoidance symptoms
• Arousal symptoms (sleep disturbance, irritability)
• Duration: 3 days to 1 month after trauma exposure