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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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They also said their son-in-law had suffered from worsening post-traumatic stress disorder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

We are here because one spring day in May, Joshua Fox, a 31-year-old Black disabled veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and a checkered past, stood up and stress-tested Eatherly’s business model.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

I spent most of the great technology bubble laughing, but maybe I was left with post-traumatic stress disorder anyway.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

More than 170 people with post-traumatic stress disorder and frequent, severe nightmares took part.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

I bet he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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