post-traumatic stress disorder

== English == === Alternative forms === post traumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, post-traumatic-stress disorder, posttraumatic-stress disorder === Pronunciation === === Noun === post-traumatic stress disorder (usually uncountable, plural post-traumatic stress disorders) (psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or a lack of concentration. Synonyms: post-traumatic stress syndrome, PTSD (initialism) Hyponyms: battle fatigue, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, shell shock ==== Translations ==== === See also === Stockholm syndrome soldier's heart