post-traumatic stress disorder

One entry found for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Main Entry: post-traumatic stress disorder
Function: noun
: a psychological reaction occurring after experiencing a highly stressing event (as wartime combat, physical violence, or a natural disaster) that is usually characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, and avoidance of reminders of the event -- abbreviation PTSD; called also post-traumatic stress syndrome