Poszttraumás

Poszttraumás is an adjective in Hungarian meaning post-traumatic. It describes conditions, symptoms, or effects that arise after a traumatic event such as a serious accident, violence, natural disaster, or combat. The term is widely used in psychology, psychiatry, and mental health contexts.

It is typically paired with nouns to form phrases such as poszttraumás stressz-zavar, poszttraumás tünetek, or poszttraumás megküzdés. The term can modify various health-related concepts to indicate a relationship with a prior trauma.

The best-known usage is poszttraumás stressz-zavar, commonly translated as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In Hungarian clinical practice, poszttraumás stressz-zavar refers to a cluster of symptoms including re-experiencing the trauma, avoidance, negative changes in cognition and mood, and heightened arousal, persisting for longer than a month and causing distress or impairment.

Etiology and diagnosis: poszttraumás conditions follow exposure to a traumatic event and are diagnosed by clinicians using standard criteria such as ICD-11 or DSM-5. Treatment: evidence-based approaches include trauma-focused psychotherapy such as EMDR and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, with pharmacological options as appropriate.

See also: PTSD, trauma, resilience, coping.