Definition of Posttraumatic

1. Adjective. After, or as a result of, a trauma. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Posttraumatic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Posttraumatic

posttest
posttests
posttonic
posttraining
posttranscriptional
posttranscriptionally
posttransfer
posttransfusion
posttransition
posttranslational
posttranslational modification
posttranslationally
posttranslocation
posttransplantation
posttrauma
posttraumatic (current term)
posttraumatic amnesia
posttraumatic epilepsy
posttraumatic stress disorder
posttreatment
posttrial
posttumor
postulancies
postulancy
postulant
postulants
postulata
postulate
postulated
postulates

Literary usage of Posttraumatic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treating the Lifetime Health Effects of Childhood Victimizationby Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett (2003)
"Childhood physical abuse and combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder in Vietnam ... Fear, helplessness, and horror in posttraumatic stress disorder: ..."

2. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"Elevated CSF corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations in posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 624-629. ..."

3. Joining Forces on Solid-Waste Management: Regionalization Is Working in by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The percent of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varied by age group and type of traumatic event in a sample of four southeastern cities. ..."

4. Generalized Pain by Norbert Ortner, Francis Joseph Rebman (1922)
"Headache with increasing lumbar pressure indicates very often chronic serous posttraumatic meningitis, even if only as a localized condition. ..."

5. Persian Gulf Experience and Health: Current Bibliographies in Medicine (Jan by John H. Ferguson (1996)
"posttraumatic stress disorder in World War Two veterans ... Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder following recovery of war dead. ..."

6. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"posttraumatic Stress Disorder Based on a variety of experimental and clinical studies, it appears that posttrau- ..."

7. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"AC BUCKLEY: I should like to speak with reference to the differential diagnosis of the socalled traumatic neurosis and posttraumatic neurasthenia. ..."

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