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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
An anxiety disorder characterised by the persistent reexperience of traumatic events through distressing recollections, dreams, hallucinations, or dissociative flashbacks; develops in response to rapes, life-threatening events, severe injuries, and natural disasters.
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