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<p>Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Treatment of PTSD<br>By Ines Pandzic, M.A., Rob McLay, M.D., Ph.D., and Theodore Morrison, Ph.D., M.P.H.<br>Naval Center for Combat &amp; Operational Stress Control<br><br>Alternative treatment approaches for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are becoming increasingly prevalent at military treatment facilities. Service members may now have access to such modalities as acupuncture, healing touch, guided imagery, meditation, yoga and surf therapy. Past research and clinical efforts have identified a number of traditional cognitive behavioral approaches and combinations to be effective in reducing PTSD. These include exposure therapy, stress inoculation training, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and acceptance and commitment therapy. Although the efficacy of these treatments is well documented, the complexity of PTSD – especially when chronic in nature – makes it difficult to treat. Overall, traditional treatments help reduce such positive symptoms as hyperarousal, intrusive thoughts, nightmares and anger; however, some of these treatments do not seem to be as effective in reducing negative symptoms, such as avoidance and emotional numbing. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often seen as a more attractive alternative by patients who reject more traditional forms of therapy and may help decrease the prevalence of treatment failure when used individually or in conjunction with previously established therapies. This paper reviews CAM for treatment of PTSD.<br></p>
<br>Subjects: Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic; NMC San Diego;</div>
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U.S. Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC)</div>
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