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(しんだん)された。

I was diagnosed with PTSD.

災害(さいがい)後(ご)にPTSDを発症(はっしょう)する人(ひと)が多(おお)い。

Many people develop PTSD after disasters.

PTSDの治療(ちりょう)には時間(じかん)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(はっしょう)する - to develop PTSD
PTSDと診断(しんだん)される - to be diagnosed with PTSD
PTSDの治療(ちりょう) - PTSD treatment
PTSDの症状(しょうじょう) - PTSD symptoms
災害(さいがい)PTSD - disaster-related PTSD

Japanese equivalent

心的(しんてき)外傷(がいしょう)後(ご)ストレス障害(しょうがい) - the full Japanese term for post-traumatic stress disorder

Related words

Related Words

Related: トラウマ (trauma)

Related: フラッシュバック (flashback)

Related: 適応障害(てきおうしょうがい) (adjustment disorder)

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Added 2026.1.28 13:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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