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View synonyms for post-traumatic stress disorder
post-traumatic stress disorder
[ pohst-truh-mat-ik stres dis-awr-der, -traw- ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- a mental disorder occurring after an extremely distressing, stressful, or frightening event, and characterized by symptoms such as reliving the event, avoidance of anything that is a reminder of the event, withdrawal from social interactions or previous activities, and an increase in feelings of anxiety, anger, sadness, shame, or guilt. : PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
noun
- a psychological condition, characterized by anxiety, withdrawal, and a proneness to physical illness, that may follow a traumatic experience PTSD
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Word History and Origins
Origin of post-traumatic stress disorder1
First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences
She had only heard of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, in passing.
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This crisis adds to the core of war trauma, and the possibility of ensuing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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He is the author of The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
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The narratives born from the Fort Hood shooting clung desperately to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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He may have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, though there is no proof of this yet.
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