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Adult research suggests that the dissociation criterion of acute stress disorder has limited validity in predicting post-traumatic 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.

Original publication

DOI

10.1192/bjp.bp.107.040451

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br J Psychiatry

Publication Date

05/2008

Volume

192

Pages

392 - 393

Keywords

Accidents, Traffic, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute