It's a type of severe anxiety that's triggered by a traumatic event.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

In other words, a person who is suffering from the effects of severe cold may seem dead,but still be alive.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

And, a treatment to suppress the body's defenses against the disease was approved to treat severe cases of MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

People infected with the virus walk in a bent-over position because of the severe pain in the joints.

VOA: special.2009.04.13

Elyn Saks is a legal expert who works to expand the rights of people with severe mental illness.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

That is why it is hard to tell a powerful storm, Hurricane Andrew, caused severe damage to the area in nineteen ninety-two.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

To help his wife overcome a severe depression, Jack Gardner planned for them to travel to Europe.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Other reasons included a severe climate, and loss of living space and water to farm animals.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

He was placed in a mental hospital and told he had a severe mental illness.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

That could create a problem for government lawyers seeking the most severe punishment for the accused C spending the rest of his life in prison.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

The next year,Les Paul had a serious car accident that left him with severe injuries.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

But it also can be so severe that a person cannot live a normal life.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

That is just under the wind-speed of a hurricane,a very severe ocean storm.

VOA: special.2010.10.19

But if your pain is too severe, you will need a doctor's advice.

VOA: special.2010.03.30