A physical injury or severe emotional shock.
(See also post-traumatic stress disorder.)
A term used in a physical sense as a wound or injury – such as a severe blow, maybe leading to a fracture. Physical traumas such as events of birth, severe accidents and any form of childhood or sexual abuse are considered to be overwhelming stressful events and regarded as psychological traumas. Various scoring techniques have been formed for traumas; generally seen as numerical systems for assessing the severity and prognosis of severe injuries.
An injury to the body from a mechanical force.
A pathological alteration of the supporting tissues of a tooth due to abnormal occlusion
n. 1. a physical wound or injury, such as a fracture or blow. Trauma scores are numerical systems for assessing the severity and prognosis of serious injuries. 2. (in psychology) an emotionally painful and harmful event. *Post-traumatic stress disorder may follow an overwhelmingly stressful event, such as battle, assault, or serious injury.
—traumatic adj.
A term introduced to PSYCHIATRY in 1980 after the Vietnam War. It is one of several psychiatric disorders that can develop in people exposed to severe trauma, such as a major physical injury, participation in warfare, assault or rape, or any event in which there is major loss of life or a threat of loss of life. Most people exposed to trauma do not develop psychiatric disorder; however, some develop immediate distress and, occasionally, the reaction can be delayed for many months. Someone with PTSD has regular recurrences of memories or images of the stressful event (‘?ashbacks’), especially when reminded of it. Insomnia, feelings of guilt and isolation, an inability to concentrate and irritability may result. DEPRESSION is very common. Support from friends and family is probably the best management, but those who do not recover quickly can be helped by antidepressants and psychological treatments such as COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. Over the past few years, PTSD has featured increasingly in compensation litigation.... post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
(TBI) injury to the brain due to external force, such as occurs following falls, road traffic accidents, and violence. It is a major cause of death and chronic disability worldwide, especially in young males.... traumatic brain injury
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