POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER


Meaning of POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER in English

[post-traumatic stress disorder] n (1980): a psychological reaction occurring after a highly stressing event that is usu. characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, and avoidance of reminders of the event--called also post-traumatic stress syndrome

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