Difference between Trauma and Stress-related Disorders:

Reactive Attachment Disorder	Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	Acute Stress Disorder	Adjustment Disorders
There is a consistent pattern of inhibited, emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers.	It is a pattern of behavior that involves culturally inappropriate, overly familiar behavior with relative strangers.	Experiencing a traumatic event or repeated and extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic event.	It may be the direct exposure to the traumatic event or experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic event.	Development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor.
It is common among children between 9 months and 5 years.	DSED is exclusively a childhood disorder and is usually diagnosed between the ages of nine months and 5 years.	PTSD can occur at any age, beginning after the first year of life. It may begin within the first 3 months after trauma or after months or even years.	Acute stress disorder cannot be diagnosed until 3 days after a traumatic event.	Adjustment disorders begin within 3 months of the onset of a stressor and last no longer than 6 months after the stressor has ceased.