post-traumatic stress disorder
post–traumatic stress disorder
nounDefinition of POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
: a psychological reaction occurring after experiencing a highly stressing event (as wartime combat, physical violence, or a natural disaster) that is usually characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, and avoidance of reminders of the event —abbreviation PTSD —called also post-traumatic stress syndrome
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1980
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