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PTSD

[pee-tee-es-dee] / ˈpiˈtiˈɛsˈdi /




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Plus, therapy for PTSD, the power of female friendships and the role of the Bank of Mom and Dad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Tony Lenehan KC, defending, told the sentencing that Clark's offending took place after he returned from his second four-year period in the Parachute Regiment, after which he was said to be suffering from PTSD.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Brosseau has tried nearly every treatment available to people like herself with bipolar disorder and PTSD, she said, from behavioural therapy and medication to electric shocks to the brain.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

But he said he can’t simply blame his son, who had been hospitalized several times since returning from a military deployment, diagnosed with PTSD.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Dad said she had post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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