{"termId":440112,"language":"en","dictionary":"Cancer.gov","audience":"Patient","termName":"post-traumatic stress disorder","firstLetter":"p","prettyUrlName":"post-traumatic-stress-disorder","pronunciation":{"key":"(post-traw-MA-tik stres dis-OR-der)","audio":"https://nci-media.cancer.gov/pdq/media/audio/713728.mp3"},"definition":{"html":"An anxiety disorder that develops in reaction to physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress, such as military combat, violent assault, natural disaster, or other life-threatening events. Having cancer may also lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. Symptoms interfere with day-to-day living and include reliving the event in nightmares or flashbacks; avoiding people, places, and things connected to the event; feeling alone and losing interest in daily activities; and having trouble concentrating and sleeping. Also called PTSD.","text":"An anxiety disorder that develops in reaction to physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress, such as military combat, violent assault, natural disaster, or other life-threatening events. Having cancer may also lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. Symptoms interfere with day-to-day living and include reliving the event in nightmares or flashbacks; avoiding people, places, and things connected to the event; feeling alone and losing interest in daily activities; and having trouble concentrating and sleeping. Also called PTSD."},"otherLanguages":[{"language":"es","termName":"trastorno de estrés postraumático","prettyUrlName":"trastorno-de-estres-postraumatico"}],"relatedResources":[{"Type":"Summary","Url":"https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coping/survivorship/new-normal/ptsd-pdq","Text":"Cancer-Related Post-Traumatic Stress"}],"media":[]}