Acute Stress Disorder Following Diagnosis of Cancer

摘要: We conducted a study to examine prevalence, predictors, and concomitants of acute stress disorder (ASD) following diagnosis cancer among 89 patients. In addition other measures, each participant completed the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SASRQ). One-third (33%) sample met all ASD symptom criteria. Significantly more women than men criteria for ASD. For women, predictors symptoms included being younger age, having no prior life-threatening illness, perceiving less social support from friends, reporting satisfaction with how got communicated them. A statistical trend was evident between higher religious/spiritual commitment fewer symptoms. men, factors were significantly related Overall patients, those who reported impulsive spending, desire run away avoid contact people, giving personal belongings, thinking about suicide, forgetting medical information did patients not meet