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'''Post-traumatic stress disorder''' was a psychological condition, caused by suffering a traumatic experience and being unable to cope with it. Symptoms included becoming anxious, prone to physical illness or increasingly withdrawn. The [[Fifth Doctor]] hypothesised that [[Nyssa]] was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of [[Adric]]'s death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death]]'') | '''Post-traumatic stress disorder''', also abbreviated to '''PTSD''', was a psychological condition, caused by suffering a traumatic experience and being unable to cope with it. Symptoms included becoming anxious, prone to physical illness or increasingly withdrawn. It could also led to heightened sensory awareness where a person's senses became more alert as something related to trauma drew nearer. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death (novel)|Empire of Death]]'', ''[[The Glamour Chase (novel)|The Glamour Chase]]'') | ||
Many [[soldier]]s who fought in [[World War I]] suffered from PTSD. As the condition had not been diagnosed at [[1910s|the time]], it was referred to as '''shellshock''' and was often erroneously thought to be nothing more than soldiers displaying cowardice. WWI veteran [[Oliver Marks]] developed PTSD in the inter-war years when he was attacked by the [[Tahnn]] and witnessed the death of his fiancée [[Daisy Conlan]]. [[Rory Williams]] lamented that even by his native time of the early [[21st century]], so little was known about PTSD that it was tragic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Glamour Chase (novel)|The Glamour Chase]]'') | |||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] hypothesised that [[Nyssa]] was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of [[Adric]]'s death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death]]'') | |||
[[Professor]] [[Geoffrey Thynne]] specialised in post-traumatic stress. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Touch of the Nurazh]]'') | [[Professor]] [[Geoffrey Thynne]] specialised in post-traumatic stress. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Touch of the Nurazh]]'') | ||
[[Quell]] suffered from post-traumatic stress following his time as a | [[Quell]] suffered from post-traumatic stress following his time as a soldier. While working as the [[captain]] of the [[Orient Express (spacecraft)|Orient Express]], this mental affliction was identified by the [[Foretold]], leading it to target and kill him as the weakest remaining passenger. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
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