PTSD
Lingering psychological wounds
PTSD is an abbreviation for post-traumatic stress disorder, a mental health condition that develops in some people after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life-threatening event.
Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
Originally associated with combat veterans, PTSD is now recognized as affecting survivors of any trauma, including accidents, assault, or natural disasters.
She was diagnosed with PTSD after the attack.
Involuntary past memory
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- triggerWhat initiates action
avoidance · dissociation · numbness · startle · insomnia · irritability · panic · anxiety
Curative mental treatment
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- exposureState of being unprotected
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
psychotherapy · medication · desensitization · processing · prolonged · cognitive · behavioral · group
Experienced former soldier
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- warArmed struggle between groups
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- soldierArmed forces member
VA · service · reintegration · military · battlefield · POW · medevac · homecoming
Armed hostile engagement
- assaultViolent offensive act
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- violenceHarmful physical force
rape · disaster · war · catastrophe · survivor · victim · childhood · sexual
Restoration of health
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- copingManaging under strain
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- growthIncrease in size
posttraumatic · survivor · wellness · self-care · grounding · stabilization · empowerment · progress
Psychiatric classification manual
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
chronic · complex · delayed · comorbidity · differential · clinical · evaluation · symptom
flashback
Involuntary past memory
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
trigger · avoidance · dissociation · numbness · startle · insomnia · irritability · panic · anxiety · reliving
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- exposureState of being unprotected
counseling · psychotherapy · medication · desensitization · processing · prolonged · cognitive · behavioral · group · sessions
veteran
Experienced former soldier
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- warArmed struggle between groups
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
soldier · VA · service · reintegration · military · battlefield · POW · medevac · homecoming · reenlistment
combat
Armed hostile engagement
violence · rape · disaster · war · catastrophe · survivor · victim · childhood · sexual · domestic
healing
Restoration of health
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- copingManaging under strain
- supportTo uphold or sustain
growth · posttraumatic · survivor · wellness · self-care · grounding · stabilization · empowerment · progress · hope
DSM
Psychiatric classification manual
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- screeningEvaluative selection process
acute · chronic · complex · delayed · comorbidity · differential · clinical · evaluation · symptom · onset
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- Military AcronymsAWOL, MIA, KIA, POW, NCO
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, OCD
- Military Mental Healthcombat trauma, shell shock, battle fatigue, combat fatigue, war trauma
- Military Substance Abusesubstance abuse, alcohol abuse, drug testing, substance use disorder, addiction treatment
- SyndromesDown syndrome, Stockholm syndrome, metabolic syndrome, Tourette syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome
PTSDmental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
emotional well-being · peace of mind · psychological wellbeing · equanimity · resilience
Development sparked by crisis
healing · recovery · closure · integration · acceptance
Development sparked by crisis
- complex PTSDExtended maltreatment's psychological legacy
- PTSD survivorOne healing from psychological injury
- PTSD supportAid for lasting psychological wounds
- PTSD therapyTreatment for lasting psychological wounds
- PTSD therapistTreats lasting psychological wounds
- PTSD treatmentAddressing psychological injury aftermath