post-traumatic
adjective
post-trau·mat·ic
ˌpōs(t)-trə-ˈma-tik 
-trȯ-,
-trau̇-
variants
or less commonly posttraumatic
: occurring after or as a result of trauma
post-traumatic seizures
post-traumatic headache
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These include depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, fibromyalgia, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and arthritis.
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Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 6 June 2024
The stock of several companies working to develop psychedelic medicines to treat mental disorders fell on Wednesday, a day after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee decided not recommend the use of MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 5 June 2024
Today's top stories A panel of FDA experts starts reviewing clinical trial data today to decide whether to approve the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 June 2024
In less than three months, the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve MDMA as the first new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in more than two decades.
—Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 31 May 2024
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Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 6 June 2024
The stock of several companies working to develop psychedelic medicines to treat mental disorders fell on Wednesday, a day after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee decided not recommend the use of MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 5 June 2024
Today's top stories A panel of FDA experts starts reviewing clinical trial data today to decide whether to approve the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 June 2024
In less than three months, the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve MDMA as the first new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in more than two decades.
—Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 31 May 2024
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post-traumatic
adjective
post-trau·mat·ic
-trə-ˈmat-ik, -trȯ-, -trau̇-
: occurring after or as a result of trauma
post-traumatic epilepsy
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