post-traumatic
adjective
post-trau·mat·ic
ˌpōs(t)-trə-ˈma-tik 
-trȯ-,
-trau̇-
variants
or less commonly posttraumatic
: occurring after or as a result of trauma
post-traumatic seizures
post-traumatic headache
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Kloots describes exactly this post-traumatic growth outcome, the evolution and stress somehow living side-by-side in her after her trauma.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
As many as 10% of US military dogs who saw active combat in Afghanistan have reportedly received clinical diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
This fluctuation sets recurring dreams apart from bad dreams triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological condition in which people relive specific memories from their waking life with far less variation while asleep.
—Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
Finding housing for a couch-surfing teenager is different than finding housing for a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
As many as 10% of US military dogs who saw active combat in Afghanistan have reportedly received clinical diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
This fluctuation sets recurring dreams apart from bad dreams triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological condition in which people relive specific memories from their waking life with far less variation while asleep.
—Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
Finding housing for a couch-surfing teenager is different than finding housing for a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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post-traumatic
adjective
post-trau·mat·ic
-trə-ˈmat-ik, -trȯ-, -trau̇-
: occurring after or as a result of trauma
post-traumatic epilepsy
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