post-traumatic stress disorder
post-traumatic stress disorder noun: a psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or a lack of concentration.
Noun
post-traumatic stress disorder (usually uncountable, plural post-traumatic stress disorders)
- A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or a lack of concentration.
- That 200,000 public school students have been identified with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder since Sept. 11 should serve as a wake-up call for school-based mental health services for all students. We must not allow Sept. 11 to eclipse the post-traumatic stress disorders suffered by...2002 May 15, Christine Schmidt, “Post-Sept. 11 Trauma”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, published 20 May 2002, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May...
- The evidence says that enormous numbers of children who live in households in high-crime neighborhoods are experiencing the psychological equivalent of battlefield conditions.[...]Studies show that many children who live under these conditions, 30 percent or more, are developing post-traumatic...2009, Kamala Harris, “Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again”, in Smart on Crime, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 107
- Synonyms:
- post-traumatic stress syndrome, PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Malay
post-traumatic stress disorder in Tamil
- condition that develops following some stressful situation
- அதிர்ச்சிக்குப் பிறகான மன அழுத்தப் பாதிப்பு atirccikkup piṟakāṉa maṉa aḻuttap pātippu, பேரதிர்ச்சிக்குப் பிறகான மனஉளைச்சல் pēratirccikkup piṟakāṉa maṉa’uḷaiccal
post-traumatic stress disorder in Bengali
- condition that develops following some stressful situation
- আঘাত পরবর্তী চাপজনিত ব্যাধি aghat porborti capjonito bêdhi
post-traumatic stress disorder in Arabic
- condition that develops following some stressful situation
- اِضْطِرَاب الْكَرْب التَّالِيّ لِلصَّدْمَة النَّفْسِيَّة iḍṭirāb al-karb at-tāliyy li-ṣ-ṣadma n-nafsiyya
post-traumatic stress disorder in Malay
- condition that develops following some stressful situation
- kecelaruan stres postraumatik
More languagesFewer languages
- post-traumatic stress disorder in Indonesian
- gangguan stres pascatrauma
- post-traumatic stress disorder in Persian
- اختلال استرس پس از سانحه
- post-traumatic stress disorder in Vietnamese
- rối loạn căng thẳng sau sang chấn, hậu chấn tâm lí
Synonyms of post-traumatic stress disorder
Forms of post-traumatic stress disorder
| plural | post-traumatic stress disorders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | post traumatic stress disorder |
| alternative form | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| alternative form | post-traumatic-stress disorder |
| alternative form | posttraumatic-stress disorder |
Questions about post-traumatic stress disorder
- What does post-traumatic stress disorder mean?
- Post-traumatic stress disorder means a psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or a lack of concentration.
- What is post-traumatic stress disorder in Tamil?
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in Tamil is அதிர்ச்சிக்குப் பிறகான மன அழுத்தப் பாதிப்பு (atirccikkup piṟakāṉa maṉa aḻuttap pātippu), பேரதிர்ச்சிக்குப் பிறகான மனஉளைச்சல் (pēratirccikkup piṟakāṉa maṉa’uḷaiccal). See Post-traumatic stress disorder meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is post-traumatic stress disorder?
- Post-traumatic stress disorder is a noun.
- What is the plural of post-traumatic stress disorder?
- The plural of post-traumatic stress disorder is post-traumatic stress disorders.
Words near post-traumatic stress disorder in the dictionary
- post-transplant
- post-transplantation
- post-traumatic
- post-traumatic embitterment disorder
- post-traumatic embitterment disorders
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- post-traumatic stress disordered
- post-traumatic stress disorders
- post-traumatic stress syndrome
- post-traumatic-stress disorder
- post-traumatic-stress disorders
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