Abstract
Nowadays, with the rapid development of society, stress from all aspects promotes increasing rates of getting mental health issues or illness. Among them, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the famous mental problems that is noticed by people heavily in recent years. At the same time, great progress in the field of medical-surgical technology has also been made. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), a neurosurgical process that requires implanting electrodes in specific brain regions, can be used to treat PTSD to some extent. This reviewed the previous research and study conducted using DBS targeting PTSD, synthesized results and found that DBS treatment is currently mainly at the preclinical stage; Amygdala is the most common brain region that being targeted by DBS; The combination of several treatments is more effective than only DBS treatment; and most studies about the effects of DBS on PTSD were conducted on animal models. Whats more, the future study direction of this related topic including the Nonhuman Primate Research and DBS treatment with other disorders such as Parkinsons Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD) is also included.
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