PTSD
Abbreviation Psychology
Post-traumatic stress disorder: lasting distress after a traumatic event.
Related terms
- stressThe body's physical and emotional response to a demand or threat (stressor).
- CBTCognitive behavioral therapy: talk therapy that changes unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
- DSM-5Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, used to classify mental disorders.
- IPVIntimate partner violence: abuse by a current or former partner.
- OCDObsessive-compulsive disorder.
- SUDSubstance use disorder: harmful, continued use of alcohol or drugs.
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