Advances in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Clinical Update
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Medicine, Health Policy Research Institute and General Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Interests: posttraumatic stress disorder; chronic pain; psychedelics; transcranial magnetic stimulation; holistic health
2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Interests: posttraumatic stress disorder; holistic health; novel interventions; trauma survivors; mind-body medicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is categorized primarily as a mental health disorder, emerging evidence suggests that PTSD is a systemic illness that affects the whole body–mind. Novel and innovative clinical therapies for PTSD, such as stellate ganglion block, transcranial magnetic stimulation, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and others, have targeted the neurobiological disregulations and dysfunctions of the neurocircuitry, autonomic nervous system, hypothalamic–pituitary axis, and inflammatory and autoimmune systems. In this Special Issue, we examine the theory, science, and effectiveness and safety of novel mind–body interventions to decrease the symptoms, improve quality of life, and alleviate suffering for those with PTSD.
We are looking forward to your contributions to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. An-Fu Hsiao
Dr. Michael Hollifield
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- PTSD
- stellate ganglion block
- transcranial magnetic stimulations
- neurobiology
- trauma disorders
- mind–body medicine
- psychophysiology
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