Sympathetic nervous system function in post-traumatic stress disorder

1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 709-710
Author(s):  
M.M. Murburg ◽  
M.E. McFall ◽  
R.C. Veith
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Sympathetic Nervous System ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
System Function ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Nervous System Function ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Sympathetic Nervous

Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder–Related Male Sexual Dysfunction

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Lipov
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sympathetic Nervous System ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
System P ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Sympathetic Nervous

This chapter reviews recent literature related to local anesthetic sympathetic ganglion blockade (SGB) in treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its effect on the overall function of patients, with specific emphasis on male sexual and marital function. This chapter also discusses a publically available video in which a patient who had the PTSD checklist (PCL) administered before, and following, SGB as well as his wife were interviewed. A 34 year-old male Army Ranger veteran who suffered severe PTSD with associated marital and sexual difficulties after deployment, the patient had reported decreased libido and avoidance of intimacy. After SGB, he noticed marked improvement of his PTSD symptoms and resolution of his sexual dysfunction and marital difficulties. His reported improvements were echoed by his wife. The chapter also discusses known mechanisms of sexual dysfunction as related to PTSD and sympathetic nerve blockade effects as related to the sympathetic nervous system.

scholarly journals CAM and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Hankey
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
System Function ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Nervous System Function ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans

In the form of the Transcendental Meditation program CAM offers a method of eliminating deep-rooted stress, the efficacy of which has been demonstrated in several related studies. Any discussion of CAM and post-traumatic stress disorder should include a study of its application to Vietnam War Veterans in which improvements were observed on all variables, and several participants were able to return to work after several years of being unable to hold a job. The intervention has been studied for its impact on brain and autonomic nervous system function. It has been found to be highly effective against other stress-related conditions such as hypertension, and to improve brain coherence—a measure of effective brain function. It should be considered a possible ‘new and improved mode of treatment’ for PTSD, and further studies of its application made.

scholarly journals Long‐term Device Guided Slow Breathing Decreases Sympathetic Nervous Reactivity to Stress in Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Ida T. Fonkoue ◽  
Toure N. Jones ◽  
Monica Vemulapalli ◽  
Yingtian Hu ◽  
Dana Dacosta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Sympathetic Nervous ◽  
Slow Breathing
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