Post-traumatic stress disorder

psychiatric disorder that developed after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life-threatening event

type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event

military sexual slavery system designed and implemented by Japan Empire from early 1930s until the end of World War II, or the victims who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military

thumb|upright|Samuel A. Cartwright (1793–1863) Drapetomania was a proposed mental illness that, in 1851, American physician Samuel A. Cartwright hypothesized as the cause of enslaved Americans fleeing captivity. This hypothesis was based on the belief that slavery was such an improvement upon the lives of slaves that only those suffering from some form of mental illness would wish to escape.

controversial form of psychotherapy in which the patient recalls traumatic stimuli while doing eye or hand movements

type of trauma experienced in World War One

trauma symptom

Dedovshchina (, ) is the informal practice of hazing and abuse of junior conscripts historically in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian Armed Forces, internal troops, and to a lesser extent FSB, Border Guards, as well as in other armed forces and special services of former Soviet Republics. It consists of brutalization by more senior conscripts, NCOs, and officers. It is a form of non-statutory dominant-status relations between military personnel; the most common form of non-statutory relations, which is a violation of the statutory rules of relations between conscripts, based on

a mental condition that occurs when a person believes they have done something wrong by surviving a traumatic or tragic event when others did not

variant of post-traumatic stress disorder typically caused by ongoing abuse or stressful environment

alleged mental illness linked to scientific racism

Hypervigilance is a condition of the nervous system where sensory information is inaccurately and rapidly filtered, in an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity. This appears to be linked to a dysregulated nervous system, and hypervigilant symptoms are clinically described in complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Normally, the nervous system releases stress signals (e.g. norepinephrine) in certain situations as a defense mechanism to protect one from perceived dangers. In some cases, the nervous system becomes chronically dysregulated, causing a release of stress signals that are inappropriat

process by which the psychological impact of a traumatic event is transmitted from one generation to the next

psychological trauma experienced by a rape survivor

incidents of slapping

psychological disorder

set of symptoms experienced by those who participate in or have left certain religious groups and belief systems

Psychiatric disorder associated with childbirth

thought disorder, sudden gaps or stoppages in train of thought

retired United States Army general

sudden death as brought about by a strong emotional shock, such as fear

proposed disorder of a pathological reaction to a negative life event, causing embitterment, anger, fury, hatred and revenge fantasies

therapeutic interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder, including psychotherapy, medication, alternative and complementary therapies

Brainspotting is a psychotherapy approach developed in 2003 that aims to help individuals process psychological trauma and other distress by maintaining specific eye positions believed to be linked to unprocessed experiences. The evidence base for brainspotting is limited; small pilot and comparative studies suggest possible benefits, but its theoretical foundations have not been empirically validated. Several psychologists characterize brainspotting as a pseudoscience or fringe medicine, though some consider it to be an emerging therapy.

form of therapy aimed at healing trauma