EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF
PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY æ SUPPLEMENT 1, 2014
The treatment and research for posttraumatic stress disorder with Chinese medicine Yong-Hua Zhang* The Seventh Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China *Correspondence to: Yong-Hua Zhang, Email:
[email protected]
There is no disease called posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, Huangdi’s Canon of Medicine written in about 200 BC, one of the most famous TCM classics, recorded diseases with similar etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical symptoms. Moreover, contemporary TCM also attaches great importance to diseases caused by trauma. Especially after 2008, there is a mini-rush of study on PTSD as a result of Sichuan earthquake. Referring to ancient and modern literature, we summarize the TCM treatment of PTSD and wish to contribute to the further study on TCM remedy for PTSD. Keywords: TCM; PTSD; trauma; depression; research
European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2014. # 2014 Yong-Hua Zhang. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC-BY 4.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to remix, transform, and build upon the material, for any purpose, even commercially, under the condition that appropriate credit is given, that a link to the license is provided, and that you indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Citation: European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2014, 5: 26524 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v5.26524
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