Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
- Author:
Moon Yong CHUNG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Center for Stress and Depression Recovery, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea. cnpchung@e-bohun.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
PTSD;
EMDR;
Sleep;
TMS;
Psychopharmacotherapy
- MeSH:
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing;
Eye Movements;
Humans;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*;
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2005;44(2):145-146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder which cause is certain, and mechanism of PTSD has been studied actively for decades. The various kinds of therapy, based on the pathophysiology of PTSD, were applied and among them eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), therapy for sleep, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and psychopharmacotherapy that showed considerable effect for patients with PTSD would be introduced.
