《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (1): 54-58.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.01.013

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Advance in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Effects and Mechanisms (review)

WEI Jing-xiang1, WANG Yong-tang2, LU Xiu-min1   

  1. 1. College of Pharmacy and Biological Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
  • Received:2016-06-25 Published:2017-01-20 Online:2017-02-17
  • Contact: WANG Yong-tang, LU Xiu-min. E-mail: wangytlu@163.com (WANG Yong-tang); luxm@cqut.edu.cn (LU Xiu-min)

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 learning-memory, anti-stress, adjusting HPA, etc.

Key words: posttraumatic stress disorder, Traditional Chinese Medicine, mechanism, review

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