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Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Jun 29;51(8):812–820. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.05.013

Table 3.

Prevalence of DSM-5 acute stress disorder (ASD) symptoms and functional impairment in children in combined sample (overall n = 1645)

ASD symptom	Prevalence of symptom: n (%)	n for analyses	Number of studies
1. Intrusive distressing memories of event	666 (40.6)	1640	15
2. Recurrent distressing dreams	225 (13.7)	1586	15
3. Flashbacks/re-living	256 (15.6)	1553	15
4. Intense distress at reminders	522 (35.2)	1481	15
5. Numbing, detachment, reduced responsiveness	292 (23.5)	1241	12
6. Altered sense of reality	449 (42.5)	1056	10
7. Inability to remember important aspect(s) of event	351 (25.9)	1356	13
8. Avoidance of thoughts, conversations, feelings	845 (51.4)	1643	15
9. Avoidance of activities, places, physical reminders	541 (35.1)	1540	13
10. Sleep disturbance	455 (28.6)	1592	15
11. Hypervigilance	480 (36.3)	1323	14
12. Irritable or aggressive behavior	412 (26.0)	1585	15
13. Exaggerated startle response	393 (24.7)	1593	15
14. Agitation or restlessness	78 (20.5)	380	4
Impairment from ASD symptoms	485 (41.4)	1172	9