# PTSD

## Anglais

### Étymologie

    (Sigle) Initiales de Post-traumatic stress disorder.

### Nom commun

PTSD

* (Nosologie) SSPT, syndrome de stress post-traumatique.
   * For many trauma victims, PTSD can be a lifelong problem. The President's New Freedom Commission Report highlights the Importance of providing services for mental disorders related to early trauma. However, the development of effective treatments is limited by gaps in knowledge about the underlying neurobiological mechanisms that mediate symptoms of traumarelated disorders like PTSD. — (J. Douglas Bremner, MD, « Traumatic stress: effects on the brain », dans National Library of Medicine, décembre 2006 [texte intégral]. Consulté le 13 novembre 2023)
