针刺治疗PTSD神经生物学研究进展

Research Advances of Acupuncture in Neurobiology Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

近年来,随着经济社会的快速发展与社会关系的复杂化和多元化,诸如自然灾害、暴力犯罪、性侵害等创伤性事件频频发生,创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)的关注度正在逐年上升,如何防治PTSD成为重要的研究课题。针灸作为我国传统医学的瑰宝,在精神疾病的预防和治疗方面有着丰富的经验和独特的优势,临床研究证实,针刺能有效改善PTSD的相关症状,然而其神经生物学机制到底为何,至今仍无定论。基于此,本文综述了近些年发表的相关研究,企图初步揭示针刺治疗PTSD内在的神经生物学机制,为临床治疗提供参考。

In recent years,with the rapid development of the economy and society and the complexity and diversification of social relations,traumatic events such as natural disasters,violent crimes and sexual assaults have frequently occurred.Attention to post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)is increasing year by year.How to prevent PTSD becomes an important research topic.As a treasure of traditional Chinese medicine,acupuncture has rich experience and unique advantages in the prevention and treatment of mental diseases.Clinical studies have confirmed that acupuncture can effectively improve the symptoms related to PTSD,but its internal mechanism is still unclear.Based on this,this paper reviewed relevant studies published in recent years,in an attempt to preliminarily reveal the intrinsic neurobiological mechanism of acupuncture treatment for PTSD and provide reference for clinical treatment.