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PTSD

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abbreviation for

  1. post-traumatic stress disorder: a mental disorder occurring after an extremely distressing, stressful, or frightening event and characterized by symptoms such as reliving the event, avoidance of anything that is a reminder of the event, withdrawal from social interactions or previous activities, and an increase in feelings of anxiety, anger, sadness, shame, or guilt.


PTSD

abbreviation for

  1. post-traumatic stress disorder
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This is, as Todd adroitly points out, a story of PTSD.

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The Bohm Law Group said in its statement that the “mounting stress caused by the increased workload, lack of support, and mismanaged corpses began to trigger Ridge’s undiagnosed PTSD.”

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In September 2024, Mr Thompson was officially diagnosed as having PTSD.

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It was originally a medication for epilepsy, and they found that it has applications for PTSD.

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It can be caused by car crashes, violent assaults, health problems and conflict, which is what caused military veteran Phil Jones's PTSD.

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