PTSD

[pee-tee-es-dee]

abbreviation

1. post-traumatic stress disorder: a mental disorder occurring after an extremely distressing, stressful, or frightening event and characterized by symptoms such as reliving the event, avoidance of anything that is a reminder of the event, withdrawal from social interactions or previous activities, and an increase in feelings of anxiety, anger, sadness, shame, or guilt.

PTSD

abbreviation

1. post-traumatic stress disorder

Example Sentences

"Private clinics are prescribing high potency cannabis for people with psychiatric disorders such as depression and PTSD," Prof Sir Robin Murray, former president of European Psychiatric Association, told the BBC.

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Conversing with the chatbots felt so real, he said, that some of his classmates felt “PTSD” from their pre-M.B.A. careers in consulting, he said.

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Flynn’s not around, but Jack Patten is, playing the legendary outlaw in the new 10-part “Robin Hood” with a grave demeanor and a passel of Merry Men who seem to have PTSD.

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Mr Saddiq, who later took a two-year career break, said the incident left him with severe mental health trauma and PTSD.

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We have seen this in a previous trial of Ecstasy to treat PTSD.

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