posttraumatic

Even when it's extreme, stress may have some positive effects — which is why, in addition to posttraumatic stress disorder, some psychologists are starting to define a phenomenon called posttraumatic growth.

Who Says Stress Is Bad For You? 2009

In these sufferers of what psychologists call posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, the mind may continue to replay the event, triggering panic attacks.

LIVING WITH FEAR 2007

StaffPeople who have survived severe trauma - such as war, torture, disasters, or sexual assault - will often experience after-effects, in a condition called posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Scientific Blogging 2009

MARSHALL: Well, there ` s no one typical trauma response, but I would say, in this particular case, she probably also has something called posttraumatic stress syndrome, which is that, in order to cope with what has happened to her, she ` s probably detached from herself and others, because the primary symptom of PTSD is detachment and estrangement from self and others, meaning she ` s not really going to experience the full weight of what happened to her at this time.

CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2006 2006

I mean, we now know that a third of all New Yorkers are suffering from some kind of posttraumatic stress syndrome.

CNN Transcript May 24, 2002 2002

This is a real psychiatric condition, and it’s called posttraumatic stress disorder—PTSD for short.

Black Pain Terrie M. Williams 2008

This is a real psychiatric condition, and it’s called posttraumatic stress disorder—PTSD for short.

Black Pain Terrie M. Williams 2008

This is a real psychiatric condition, and it’s called posttraumatic stress disorder—PTSD for short.

Black Pain Terrie M. Williams 2008

This is a real psychiatric condition, and it’s called posttraumatic stress disorder—PTSD for short.

Black Pain Terrie M. Williams 2008

Thomas R. Insel, MD, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, says the study holds "promise for being translated into improved therapies for the treatment of anxiety disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder."

WebMD Health 2009