post-traumatic
adjective
post-trau·mat·ic
ˌpōs(t)-trə-ˈma-tik 
-trȯ-,
-trau̇-
variants
or less commonly posttraumatic
: occurring after or as a result of trauma
post-traumatic seizures
post-traumatic headache
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Part of the drug’s new boom, medical experts say, is being driven by clinics and online services offering intravenous treatments and prescriptions for in-home use — such as tablets and nasal sprays — for ailments including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse.
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
For example, difficulty concentrating can occur with a major depressive episode, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other conditions.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
So, for example, post-traumatic stress disorder is a maladaptive memory.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024
The developer, Affirmed Housing, received construction funding from the county’s No Place Like Home program, which requires the project to accept tenants with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
For example, difficulty concentrating can occur with a major depressive episode, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other conditions.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
So, for example, post-traumatic stress disorder is a maladaptive memory.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024
The developer, Affirmed Housing, received construction funding from the county’s No Place Like Home program, which requires the project to accept tenants with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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post-traumatic
adjective
post-trau·mat·ic
-trə-ˈmat-ik, -trȯ-, -trau̇-
: occurring after or as a result of trauma
post-traumatic epilepsy
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