Advance in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Effects and Mechanisms (review)
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.01.013
- VernacularTitle:创伤后应激障碍的中医疗法及其机制研究进展
- Author:
Jingxiang WEI
;
Yongtang WANG
;
Xiumin LU
- Keywords:
posttraumatic stress disorder;
Traditional Chinese Medicine;
mechanism;
review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2017;23(1):54-58
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) refers to the sudden, threatening or catastrophic life events leading to delay and long-term persistence of mental disorders. Hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) may be involved in PTSD, but the exact pathogenesis is not entirely clear. Traditional Chinese Medicine, including Chinese herbs, acupuncture and emotion-thought therapy, are considered as the main methods for PTSD, which may play a role in neuroprotection, adjustment of learn-ing-memory, anti-stress, adjusting HPA, etc.
