Advances in Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Chinese Medicine.
10.1007/s11655-021-2864-1
- Author:
Guang-Tao HU
1
;
Yong WANG
2
Author Information
1. Department of Psychological Medicine, Army 958th Hospital, Chongqing, 400039, China.
2. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China. wangyongjhy@126.com.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Chinese medicine;
acupuncture treatment;
combat stress reaction;
post-traumatic stress disorder
- MeSH:
Animals;
Humans;
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Military Personnel;
Pituitary-Adrenal System;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/therapy*
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2021;27(11):874-880
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
"Timely, near, and expectation" is the main principle of battlefield rescue for military combat stress reaction (CSR). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most common form of CSR and a long-term persistent mental disorder that is caused by unusual threatening or catastrophic psychological trauma. Chinese medicine (CM) has abundant resources, is simple, easy to master, with few side effects. This article summarizes the cellular and animal experimental mechanisms of CM treatment on PTSD, suggesting that traditional Chinese herbs and acupuncture can protect brain functional areas, and adjust hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Traditional Chinese herbs and acupuncture have shown good anti-stress efficacy and fewer side effects in clinical application, which may improve the CSR in the battlefield.
