See Also: post-traumatic stress disorder(dictionary)
post-traumatic stress disorder(encyclopedia)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)(health)
Sestamibi Exercise Stress Test (Sestamibi stress test, stress perfusion scan, stress Sestamibi)(health)
ramble(2)(dictionary)
ramble(3)(dictionary)
ramble(1)(dictionary)
ramble(medicine)
ramble 1, verb(dictionary)
ramble 2, noun(dictionary)

post-traumatic stress disorder (sh) and ramble (medicine)


post-traumatic stress disorder (sh)




Psychological reaction occurring after a highly stressing event, characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, and avoidance of reminders of the event.

The traumatic events can include automobile accidents, rape or assault, military combat, torture, incarceration in a concentration camp, and such natural disasters as floods, fires, or earthquakes. Long-term effects include marital and family problems, difficulties at work, and Abuse of alcohol and Other drugs. Psychotherapy, including group therapy, is used in treating the disorder.


ramble (medicine)


ramble


1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. "Coming Home, after a short Christians ramble." (Swift)

2. [Cf. Rammel] A bed of shale over the seam. 3. A section of woods suitable for liesurely walking. Muskrat ramble a Dance

Source: Websters Dictionary