The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Planner
Chapter One
ACUTE STRESS DISORDERS WITH
SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC, OR
ANXIOLYTIC ABUSE
BEHAVIORAL DEFINITIONS
1. Was confronted with an actual or threatened death or serious injury to
self or others.
2. Reported experiencing intense and overwhelming fear, helplessness, or horror
during the traumatic event.
3. Displays an absence of emotional responsiveness, episodes of depersonalization,
and / or a diminished awareness of his / her surroundings.
4. Reports experiencing recurrent images, thoughts, dreams, or flashback
episodes of the traumatic event.
5. Avoids all conversations, places, activities, or persons that could arouse
recollection of the traumatic event.
6. Verbalizes a marked increase in symptoms of anxiety (e.g., irritability,
sleep problems, poor concentration, gross motor agitation).
7. Demonstrates significant impairment in social, academic, or vocational
functioning.
8. Continues to abuse sedatives, hypnotics, an ... read full excerpt from The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Planner ebook
