Posttraumatic stress disorder

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of post-traumatic stress disorder. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

    "[Elliott] Taub wants “a monetary settlement to each nurse the sum of which is to be agreed upon and paid, commensurate with each nurse’s physical and psychological injuries, pain and suffering, and particularly posttraumatic stress disorders.[”]"

  2. 2
    an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images wordnet

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