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Definition of Posttraumatic stress disorder
1. Noun. 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.
Terms within: Survivor Guilt
Generic synonyms: Anxiety Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Battle Fatigue, Combat Fatigue, Combat Neurosis, Shell Shock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Literary usage of Posttraumatic stress disorder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 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. ..."
2. 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 veterans. American Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 235-239. ..."
3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"R, Fisler R, Saxe G. Fluoxetine in posttraumatic stress disorder 70. ... A symptom
provocation study of posttraumatic stress disorder using positron ..."
4. 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 ...
Frequencies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were based on a total ..."
5. Persian Gulf Experience and Health: Current Bibliographies in Medicine (Jan by John H. Ferguson (1996)
"Deficits in short-term memory in posttraumatic stress disorder. ... Dissociation and
posttraumatic stress disorder in Vietnam combat veterans. ..."
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. Child Victimization: Maltreatment, Bullying and Dating Violence, Prevention ...by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, Sarah M. Giacomoni by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, Sarah M. Giacomoni (2005)
"MRI-based measurement of hippocam- pal volume in posttraumatic stress disorder
related to childhood physical and sexual abuse: A preliminary report. ..."
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