trauma and stressor related disorder

• Post-traumatic stress disorder - Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it

  Duration of the disturbance is more than 1 month
• Acute Stress Disorder - Almost same as PTSD, but the duration is shorter.

  Symptoms occur between 3 days and 1 month after a trauma
• Adjustment Disorder - Development of emotional or behavioral symptoms "in response to an identifiable stressor(s)" occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s)

  maladaptive response to social stressor(s)
• Prolonged Grief Disorder - Represents a prolonged maladaptive grief reaction that can be diagnosed only after at least 12 months (6 months in children and adolescents) have elapsed since the death of someone with whom the bereaved had a close relationship.
• Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

  • A pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults
  • The child has experienced a pattern of extremes of insufficient care.
  • The child has a developmental age of at least 9 months.
• Reactive Attachment Disorder

  • Consistent pattern of inhibited (hold back), emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers,
  • manifested by minimally seeking comfort when distressed and minimally responds to comfort when distressed.
  • It occurs when a child fails to establish healthy attachments with parents or caregivers due to unmet basic needs for comfort, affection, and nurturing
  • The disturbance is evident before age 5 years The child has a developmental age of at least 9 months