Citation

Mitchell AM, Sakraida TJ, Kameg K. Disaster Manage. Response 2002; 10-14.

Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 415 Victoria Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Emergency Nurses Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12685460

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the acute stress response with additional information on post-traumatic stress. There is an emphasis on the theoretical foundations and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Risk factors, symptom clusters, and the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder are described as a foundation for clinical implications and a focused nursing assessment.

Language: en