Three weeks ago, he began receiving counseling from the VA for acute stress disorder, an early form of PTSD, resulting from his battlefield experiences in Iraq.
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His lawyers have said he is suffering from an acute stress disorder, and asked last week that he not be questioned for at least two more weeks.
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In a court filing, the lawyer, Catherine M . Foti, said that a doctor had diagnosed acute stress disorder in the captain, who has infuriated officials by refusing to answer questions.
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The condition is different from anxiety disorder, which lacks the presence of a stressor, or post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder, which usually are associated with a more intense stressor.
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"Somebody on a farm in Wyoming could be watching CNN, see what happened in New York and get acute stress disorder, " said Mark Ellinger, a clinical psychologist in Delray Beach.
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Not in the practice of a Delray Beach clinical psychologist who has been busy counseling patients and church and school groups about acute stress disorder _ and who recently diagnosed it in himself.
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The doctor told the boys'mother that her son was suffering from acute stress disorder, a mild form of posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ), which was the direct result of the school's aversive treatment.
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Combat stress reaction is generally short-term and should not be confused with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other long-term disorders attributable to combat stress, although any of these may commence as a combat stress reaction.
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Nervous breakdowns may share some features of acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, in that these each occur in response to an external stressor, and may be marked with sleep disturbance, diminished concentration, and mood lability.
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Based on his early questioning by the defense, Lobb will probably testify Thursday about something called implanted memory syndrome, dominant and submissive relationships, and acute stress disorder, all of which will be designed to explain away Zamora's actions.
