Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a wound.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
posttraumatic .
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Examples
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He thinks he can relieve the pressure easily enough and get him on the mend physically but warned about the potential for what they call post-traumatic stress disorder, he said, lowering his voice.
Willow V.C. Andrews 2002
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He thinks he can relieve the pressure easily enough and get him on the mend physically but warned about the potential for what they call post-traumatic stress disorder, he said, lowering his voice.
Willow V.C. Andrews 2002
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He thinks he can relieve the pressure easily enough and get him on the mend physically but warned about the potential for what they call post-traumatic stress disorder, he said, lowering his voice.
Willow V.C. Andrews 2002
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There was at that time no diagnosis for what today is called post-traumatic stress disorder, but its indicators were evident among those surviving disaster.
A Furnace Afloat JOE JACKSON 2003
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It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.
NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011
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It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.
NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011
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It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.
NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011
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It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.
NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011
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I think we are going to learn from the Japanese," said Frank Ochberg, a psychiatrist who helped coin the term "post-traumatic stress" and who has worked in Guam, Samoa and Hawaii after natural disasters.
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Studies of Hurricane Katrina survivors have shown that those with a history of mental health problems are particularly susceptible to the psychological ramifications of disasters, namely post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and substance abuse.
Focus turns to mental health of quake-tsunami survivors 2011
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