POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER


Meaning of POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1980

: 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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