Unveiling the neglected role of the intensity of acute stress disorder in the prediction of full- and sub-threshold posttraumatic stress disorder: looking beyond the diagnosis
Screening for PTSD should include ASD and its intensity, improving predictive ability for later PTSD, incorporatingfull threshold and subthreshold PTSD. Specificity increases with time since exposure, suggesting a high rate of false positives when assessing ASD soon after trauma. This highlights the need to prioritize individuals for early preventive measures after trauma.
Authors
- George Karam
- Hani Dimassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-2453)
- Andre Slim
- Aimée Karam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4673-7414)
- Josleen Al Barathie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1919-2503)
- Richard Allan Bryant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-819X)
- Ezra Susser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7665-4826)
- Franco Mascayano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-504X)
- Elie G. Karam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4681-8225)
- Katherine M. Keyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5624-021X)
Institutions
- St George's Hospital (GB)
- University of Balamand (LB)
- Saint George Hospital (LB)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (US)
- Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (LB)
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Lebanese American University (LB)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02805-z
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.83