Trauma disorder

A group of mental disorders that develop following single or repeated traumatic events. The most recognised is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but others include Acute Stress Disorder, Adjustment Disorders, and Complex PTSD.

Source: DSM 5 category: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders (APA, 2013); ICD 11 (WHO, 2017). Also: Olff et al., “Trauma and its Detterments” (European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2021); Cloitre et al., “Treating Complex PTSD” (European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2014).