What intervention has highest priority when a patient diagnosed with acute stress disorder (ASD)reports difficulty sleeping and is observed to have an exaggerated startled response 6 weeks after the trauma occurred?

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If symptoms of ASD persist for more than 1 month,an assessment for other diagnoses may also be considered,such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The remaining options do not address the issue of a more complex diagnosis and would be treating only isolated symptoms.

What Intervention Has Highest Priority When a Patient Diagnosed with Acute