PTSD
ぴーてぃーえすでぃー
noun
PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder
1.
PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder
a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, and avoidance behaviors
PTSDと診断された。
I was diagnosed with PTSD.
災害後にPTSDを発症する人が多い。
Many people develop PTSD after disasters.
PTSDの治療には時間がかかる。
PTSD treatment takes time.
MEDICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL TERM:
PTSD (ピーティーエスディー) awareness has increased in Japan, especially following natural disasters like the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- PTSDを発症する - to develop PTSD
- PTSDと診断される - to be diagnosed with PTSD
- PTSDの治療 - PTSD treatment
- PTSDの症状 - PTSD symptoms
- 災害PTSD - disaster-related PTSD
JAPANESE EQUIVALENT:
心的外傷後ストレス障害 - the full Japanese term for post-traumatic stress disorder
RELATED TERMS:
- トラウマ - trauma
- フラッシュバック - flashback
- 適応障害 - adjustment disorder