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しんてきがいしょうしょうがい 心的外傷後障害
Noun
1. post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
Wikipedia definition
2. Posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope. As an effect of psychological trauma, PTSD is less frequent and more enduring than the more commonly seen acute stress response.
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