post-traumatic love

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.

    NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011

  • It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.

    NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011

  • It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.

    NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011

  • It also stirred a debate that may soon change the definition of post-traumatic stress.

    NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011

  • 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.

    From past tragedies comes Japan's legacy of resilience 2011

  • 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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