TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder following cancer
AU - Kangas, Maria
AU - Henry, Jane L.
AU - Bryant, Richard A.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following cancer diagnosis. Patients who were recently diagnosed with 1st onset head and neck or lung malignancy (N = 82) were assessed for ASD within the initial month following their diagnosis and reassessed (n = 63) for PTSD 6 months following their cancer diagnosis. At the initial assessment, 28% of patients had ASD, and 32% displayed subsyndromal ASD. At follow-up, PTSD was diagnosed in 53% of patients who had been diagnosed with ASD and in 11% of those who had not met criteria for ASD; 36% of patients with PTSD did not initially display ASD. In this study, the authors question the use of the ASD diagnosis to identify recently diagnosed patients at risk of PTSD.
AB - In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following cancer diagnosis. Patients who were recently diagnosed with 1st onset head and neck or lung malignancy (N = 82) were assessed for ASD within the initial month following their diagnosis and reassessed (n = 63) for PTSD 6 months following their cancer diagnosis. At the initial assessment, 28% of patients had ASD, and 32% displayed subsyndromal ASD. At follow-up, PTSD was diagnosed in 53% of patients who had been diagnosed with ASD and in 11% of those who had not met criteria for ASD; 36% of patients with PTSD did not initially display ASD. In this study, the authors question the use of the ASD diagnosis to identify recently diagnosed patients at risk of PTSD.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-006X.73.2.360
DO - 10.1037/0022-006X.73.2.360
M3 - Article
C2 - 15796646
AN - SCOPUS:15944393116
SN - 0022-006X
VL - 73
SP - 360
EP - 364
JO - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
JF - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
IS - 2
ER -