Table 1 Indicators of short-term and chronic varieties of fright, differences in bold print
From: Ethnomedicine and ethnobotany of fright, a Caribbean culture-bound psychiatric syndrome
| Â | Short fright | Chronic fright |
|---|---|---|
Etiology | Single event cause | Successive events cause |
Symptom | Frequent recollections of traumatic event | Frequent recollections of traumatic event |
Symptom | Difficulty concentrating | Difficulty concentrating |
Symptom | Outbursts of anger/grief | Outbursts of anger/grief |
Symptom | Persistent arousal and hypersensitivity | Persistent dullness and sadness |