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post-traumatic stress disorder

[pohst-truh-mat-ik stres dis-awr-der, -traw-] / ˌpoʊst trəˈmæt ɪk ˈstrɛs dɪsˌɔr dər, -trɔ- /


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I still suffer from nightmares and post-traumatic stress disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

One of them said she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Some local residents have long pressed leaders to act, saying that intrusive noise could worsen post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

In a victim impact statement she read out in court, Jordan Fox said she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from being in the pub at the time.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

I discussed Dante's prior diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder following the attempted murder of his mother in my oral argument before the Mississippi Supreme Court.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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