Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Systematic Review.

(Reprinted with permission from , 19(3): 161-175, 2014).

Dissociation between working memory performance and proactive interference control in post-traumatic stress disorder.

Deficits in working memory (WM) and cognitive control processes have been reported in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in addition to clinical symptoms such as hypervigilance, re-experiencing, and avoidance of trauma reminders. Given the uncontrollable nature of intrusive memories, an important question is whether PTSD is associated with altered control of interference in WM. Some studies also suggest that episodic memory shows a material-specific dissociation in PTSD, with greater impairments in verbal memory and relative sparing of nonverbal memory.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Systematic Review.

Objectives.: To (1) characterize complementary and alternative medicine studies for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, (2) evaluate the quality of these studies, and (3) systematically grade the scientific evidence for individual CAM modalities for posttraumatic stress disorder.

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