Josh Lyman has post-traumatic stress disorder
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"Josh Lyman has post-traumatic stress disorder" refers to the storyline in the television drama *The West Wing* in which the character Josh Lyman struggles with PTSD symptoms following a traumatic shooting, explored in the episode "Noel."
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional medical condition depiction
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television story arc ⓘ |
| affectsCharacter | Josh Lyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInTelevisionSeries | The West Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Bradley Whitford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | post-traumatic stress disorder ⓘ |
| depictsConditionIn | Josh Lyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diagnosedByActor | Adam Arkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diagnosedByCharacter | Dr. Stanley Keyworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredInEpisode | Noel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFullyExploredIn | Noel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | political drama ⓘ |
| influencedDiscussionOf |
PTSD in popular culture
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mental health portrayal on television ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character development
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exploration of workplace stress in politics ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
mental health
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stigma of psychological treatment ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| portraysTreatment |
psychotherapy
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use of a trauma specialist ⓘ |
| relatedEpisode |
In Excelsis Deo
NERFINISHED
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In the Shadow of Two Gunmen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crackpots and These Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | White House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner | Aaron Sorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symptom |
difficulty concentrating
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emotional outbursts ⓘ flashbacks ⓘ hypervigilance ⓘ irritability ⓘ panic attacks ⓘ self-destructive behavior ⓘ |
| televisionSeason | The West Wing season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1990s ⓘ |
| triggeringEvent |
Rosslyn shooting
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assassination attempt on President Josiah Bartlet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Noel (The West Wing)