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Intrusion symptom

MedGen UID:
1715783
•Concept ID:
C5397939
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Re-experiencing symptom
 
HPO: HP:0032936

Definition

Unintentional re-experiencing of a traumatic event involves symptoms that typically include sensory impressions and emotional responses stemming from the trauma. These symptoms seem to lack a sense of time perspective and context. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Novel combination strategy to optimize treatment for PTSD.
Shad MU, Suris AM, North CS
Hum Psychopharmacol 2011 Jan;26(1):4-11. doi: 10.1002/hup.1171. PMID: 21308782

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Test of the dynamic interplay between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters in children and adolescents.
Li G, Wang L, Cao C, Fang R, Chen C, Qiao X, Yang H, Forbes D, Elhai JD
J Anxiety Disord 2020 Dec;76:102319. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102319. PMID: 33011555
Post-traumatic stress after PICU and corticosteroid use.
Corbet Burcher G, Picouto MD, Als LC, Cooper M, Pierce CM, Nadel S, Garralda ME
Arch Dis Child 2018 Sep;103(9):887-889. Epub 2017 Nov 25 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314157. PMID: 29175821
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a U.S. Nationally Representative Sample.
Smith KZ, Smith PH, Violanti JM, Bartone PT, Homish GG
J Trauma Stress 2015 Oct;28(5):469-74. doi: 10.1002/jts.22048. PMID: 26467329Free PMC Article
Novel combination strategy to optimize treatment for PTSD.
Shad MU, Suris AM, North CS
Hum Psychopharmacol 2011 Jan;26(1):4-11. doi: 10.1002/hup.1171. PMID: 21308782

Diagnosis

Disgust and fear reactions uniquely affect intrusions and posttraumatic stress symptoms.
Matson LA, Moeck EK, Takarangi MKT
J Anxiety Disord 2023 Apr;95:102683. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102683. PMID: 36870275
Test of the dynamic interplay between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters in children and adolescents.
Li G, Wang L, Cao C, Fang R, Chen C, Qiao X, Yang H, Forbes D, Elhai JD
J Anxiety Disord 2020 Dec;76:102319. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102319. PMID: 33011555
Gene expression differences in PTSD are uniquely related to the intrusion symptom cluster: A transcriptome-wide analysis in military service members.
Rusch HL, Robinson J, Yun S, Osier ND, Martin C, Brewin CR, Gill JM
Brain Behav Immun 2019 Aug;80:904-908. Epub 2019 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.04.039. PMID: 31039430Free PMC Article
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a U.S. Nationally Representative Sample.
Smith KZ, Smith PH, Violanti JM, Bartone PT, Homish GG
J Trauma Stress 2015 Oct;28(5):469-74. doi: 10.1002/jts.22048. PMID: 26467329Free PMC Article
Arousal, numbing, and intrusion: symptom structure of PTSD following assault.
Foa EB, Riggs DS, Gershuny BS
Am J Psychiatry 1995 Jan;152(1):116-20. doi: 10.1176/ajp.152.1.116. PMID: 7802101

Therapy

Post-traumatic stress after PICU and corticosteroid use.
Corbet Burcher G, Picouto MD, Als LC, Cooper M, Pierce CM, Nadel S, Garralda ME
Arch Dis Child 2018 Sep;103(9):887-889. Epub 2017 Nov 25 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314157. PMID: 29175821
Novel combination strategy to optimize treatment for PTSD.
Shad MU, Suris AM, North CS
Hum Psychopharmacol 2011 Jan;26(1):4-11. doi: 10.1002/hup.1171. PMID: 21308782

Prognosis

Disgust and fear reactions uniquely affect intrusions and posttraumatic stress symptoms.
Matson LA, Moeck EK, Takarangi MKT
J Anxiety Disord 2023 Apr;95:102683. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102683. PMID: 36870275
Clinical significance of novel 8-factor model of DSM-5 PTSD in national VA PTSD residential treatment data: Internally- v. externally-cued intrusions.
Gross GM, Spiller TR, Duek O, Pietrzak RH, Harpaz-Rotem I
J Affect Disord 2023 May 1;328:255-260. Epub 2023 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.046. PMID: 36806596
The longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war survivors: Insights from cross-lagged panel network analyses.
Schlechter P, Hellmann JH, McNally RJ, Morina N
J Trauma Stress 2022 Jun;35(3):879-890. Epub 2022 Jan 14 doi: 10.1002/jts.22795. PMID: 35030294Free PMC Article
Test of the dynamic interplay between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters in children and adolescents.
Li G, Wang L, Cao C, Fang R, Chen C, Qiao X, Yang H, Forbes D, Elhai JD
J Anxiety Disord 2020 Dec;76:102319. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102319. PMID: 33011555
Post-traumatic stress after PICU and corticosteroid use.
Corbet Burcher G, Picouto MD, Als LC, Cooper M, Pierce CM, Nadel S, Garralda ME
Arch Dis Child 2018 Sep;103(9):887-889. Epub 2017 Nov 25 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314157. PMID: 29175821

Clinical prediction guides

Disgust and fear reactions uniquely affect intrusions and posttraumatic stress symptoms.
Matson LA, Moeck EK, Takarangi MKT
J Anxiety Disord 2023 Apr;95:102683. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102683. PMID: 36870275
The longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war survivors: Insights from cross-lagged panel network analyses.
Schlechter P, Hellmann JH, McNally RJ, Morina N
J Trauma Stress 2022 Jun;35(3):879-890. Epub 2022 Jan 14 doi: 10.1002/jts.22795. PMID: 35030294Free PMC Article
Test of the dynamic interplay between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters in children and adolescents.
Li G, Wang L, Cao C, Fang R, Chen C, Qiao X, Yang H, Forbes D, Elhai JD
J Anxiety Disord 2020 Dec;76:102319. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102319. PMID: 33011555
Post-traumatic stress after PICU and corticosteroid use.
Corbet Burcher G, Picouto MD, Als LC, Cooper M, Pierce CM, Nadel S, Garralda ME
Arch Dis Child 2018 Sep;103(9):887-889. Epub 2017 Nov 25 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314157. PMID: 29175821
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a U.S. Nationally Representative Sample.
Smith KZ, Smith PH, Violanti JM, Bartone PT, Homish GG
J Trauma Stress 2015 Oct;28(5):469-74. doi: 10.1002/jts.22048. PMID: 26467329Free PMC Article

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