Acute stress disorder (ASD) is a recognized psychological disorder that can occur after a traumatic event. ASD differs from PTSD in that it occurs soon after a traumatic event and lasts no more than ...

Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic stress suppresses them. Autophagy was most affected in the lateral habenula, ...

Acute stress disorder can develop following a person’s exposure to one or more traumatic events. Symptoms may develop after an individual either experiences or witnesses a disturbing event involving a ...

Nearly three-quarters of the American adult population reports feeling stressed. But what is stress, exactly? Turns out, there's a wide range of physical and mental symptoms for stress that can make ...