How to Use post-traumatic in a Sentence

post-traumatic

adjective
  • More than one of us is still in treatment for post-traumatic stress.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
  • More than one of us is still in treatment for post-traumatic stress.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • His fighting in Afghanistan left the 36-year-old with post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Grace Murray, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • Survivor’s guilt, regret, post-traumatic stress — these are the things O’Brien’s characters must bear when the war is over.
    Eric Nguyen, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Alas, Robby’s post-traumatic stress will endure — and resurface in a big way — before the doctor scrubs out at the end of Season 1.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Carolina: To me, this has post-traumatic stress written all over it.
    Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • In many cases, this can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Our methods of post-traumatic healing have to be as wide-reaching as the injuries themselves.
    Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The ordeal left him with post-traumatic stress disorder.
    CBS News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Just as importantly, Michael shared some of his past in a more vivid way with Tanya, who had seen aspects of his post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Both Luis Lopez and his father, Jose, have struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder from the attack in the ensuing years.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The true legacy of both facilities today is the high rate of suicides later in life of those sent there and are left with post-traumatic stress and anxiety.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
  • But since their arrival in Lewiston, the 12-year-old boy has struggled with symptoms of anxiety and post-traumatic stress, says Siddiqui.
    Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Chauvin served in the Army during the Vietnam War and has been treated for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Among those frustrated by the standstill is David, a 50-year-old grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • He is paralyzed from the waist down, wheelchair-bound and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Linking the orca attacks to post-traumatic stress disorder, though, could be taking it too far.
    Zayna Syed, Popular Science, 15 June 2023
  • And as the producers of The Bear have reportedly said, the show — while dealing with heavy topics like grief and post-traumatic stress disorder— does lean on humor as a means to cope.
    Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The current focus is on post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects about 13 million people in the U.S. and hasn't seen a new treatment approved in more than two decades.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The student — who was 16 at the time and is now 17 — has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and her wrist and hand are permanently damaged, per the outlet.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Rutter and Yule are well regarded for being among the first in the field to focus deeply on children and for their groundbreaking work in autism and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Sarah Carr, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
  • In time, the diagnosis would be known as post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Casey Schwartz, New York Times, 22 May 2023
  • The teen was also diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, the lawsuit said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The origins of art therapy go back to attempts to treat soldiers struggling with post-traumatic stress during the 20th century’s two world wars.
    Girija Kaimal, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
  • At the same time, the Vietnam War sent home veterans who were struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and addictions, left to fend for themselves.
    Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Fletcher — who launched a bid for state Senate the same day Figueroa was fired — is now reportedly in treatment for alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress linked to his time in the military.
    Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • People could find something meaningful in their life that wasn’t there before, a concept called post-traumatic growth, Warren said.
    Aria Jones, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • In recent years, fire departments across the state have reported more cases of post-traumatic stress and depression.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But Perez, who grew up in the foster care system herself and struggles with mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, has not seen much value in the classes.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • A lot of Bennell’s victims, if not all, have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and other issues because of what happened in their childhoods.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

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