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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Josh Lyman has post-traumatic stress disorder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5840098 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Josh Lyman has post-traumatic stress disorder Context triple: [Noel (The West Wing), protagonistCondition, Josh Lyman has post-traumatic stress disorder]
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A.
Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson is the falsely accused protagonist of Fritz Lang's 1936 film "Fury," whose near-lynching drives the movie’s exploration of mob violence and injustice.
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B.
Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson is a musician best known as a member of the American soft rock band Classics IV, recognized for hits like "Spooky" and "Traces."
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C.
Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy is an American former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and a leading advocate for mental health and addiction policy reform.
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D.
Eric Sadler
Eric Sadler is an American hip hop producer best known as a member of the Bomb Squad production team behind Public Enemy’s influential late-1980s recordings.
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E.
Holly Petraeus
Holly Petraeus is an American consumer protection advocate and former head of the Office of Servicemember Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, known for her work on financial issues affecting military families.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josh Lyman has post-traumatic stress disorder Target entity description: "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."
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A.
Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson is the falsely accused protagonist of Fritz Lang's 1936 film "Fury," whose near-lynching drives the movie’s exploration of mob violence and injustice.
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B.
Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson is a musician best known as a member of the American soft rock band Classics IV, recognized for hits like "Spooky" and "Traces."
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C.
Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy is an American former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and a leading advocate for mental health and addiction policy reform.
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D.
Eric Sadler
Eric Sadler is an American hip hop producer best known as a member of the Bomb Squad production team behind Public Enemy’s influential late-1980s recordings.
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E.
Holly Petraeus
Holly Petraeus is an American consumer protection advocate and former head of the Office of Servicemember Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, known for her work on financial issues affecting military families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional medical condition depiction
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television story arc ⓘ |
| affectsCharacter | Josh Lyman ⓘ |
| appearsInTelevisionSeries | The West Wing ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Bradley Whitford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts | post-traumatic stress disorder ⓘ |
| depictsConditionIn | Josh Lyman ⓘ |
| diagnosedByActor | Adam Arkin ⓘ |
| diagnosedByCharacter | Dr. Stanley Keyworth ⓘ |
| exploredInEpisode | Noel ⓘ |
| firstFullyExploredIn | Noel ⓘ |
| 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
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In the Shadow of Two Gunmen ⓘ The Crackpots and These Women ⓘ |
| setIn | White House ⓘ |
| showrunner | Aaron Sorkin ⓘ |
| symptom |
difficulty concentrating
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emotional outbursts ⓘ flashbacks ⓘ hypervigilance ⓘ irritability ⓘ panic attacks ⓘ self-destructive behavior ⓘ |
| televisionSeason | The West Wing season 2 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1990s ⓘ |
| triggeringEvent |
Rosslyn shooting
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assassination attempt on President Josiah Bartlet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josh Lyman has post-traumatic stress disorder Description of subject: "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."
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Noel