- delayed-stress disorder
- delayed-stress disorder n POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
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delayed-stress disorder — noun see delayed stress syndrome … Useful english dictionary
delayed-stress syndrome — ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun also delayed stress disorder : post traumatic stress disorder herein … Useful english dictionary
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delayed stress reaction — Psychiatry. a post traumatic stress disorder occurring more than six months after the experience of a traumatic event. Also, delayed stress reaction. Also called delayed stress syndrome, delayed stress syndrome. * * * … Universalium
delayed stress reaction — Psychiatry. a post traumatic stress disorder occurring more than six months after the experience of a traumatic event. Also, delayed stress reaction. Also called delayed stress syndrome, delayed stress syndrome … Useful english dictionary
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder — (PTSD) (See also Psychosis: Emergence: psychogenic [reactive] psychoses [1916].) Interest in the psychiatric consequences of trauma initially arose following the enactment of health and accident insurance systems in the second half of the… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
post-traumatic stress disorder — [pōst′trô mat′ik] n. a condition characterized by recurring and, often, disabling symptoms of anxiety, depression, etc., that later affects some persons who have experienced a traumatic event or situation, esp. combat * * * Psychological reaction … Universalium
post-traumatic stress disorder — (ˈ)pōs(t)ˌ… noun also post traumatic stress syndrome : a psychological reaction that occurs after a highly stressing event (as wartime combat, physical violence, or a natural disaster) and is usually characterized by depression, anxiety,… … Useful english dictionary
posttraumatic stress disorder — (PTSD) [DSM IV] an anxiety disorder caused by exposure to an intensely traumatic event; characterized by reexperiencing the traumatic event in recurrent intrusive recollections, nightmares, or flashbacks, by avoidance of trauma associated stimuli … Medical dictionary
