Systematic Review on Post-Traumatic XXXX Among Survivors of the Wenchuan Earthquake.

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UNASSIGNED: @entity1005 ( @entity1005 ) widely occurs among victims or witness of disasters. With flashbacks, hyperarousal, and avoidance being the typical symptoms, @entity1005 became a focus of psychological research. The earthquake in Wenchuan, China, on May 12, 2008, was without precedent in magnitude and aftermath and caused huge damage, which drew scientists' attention to mental health of the survivors. We conducted a systematic overview by collecting published articles from the PubMed database and classifying them into five points: epidemiology, neuropathology, biochemistry, genetics and epigenetics, and treatment. The large body of research during the past 6 years showed that adolescents and adults were among the most studied populations with high prevalence rates for @entity1005 . Genomic and transcriptomic studies focusing on gene * environment studies as well as epigenetics are still rare, although a few available data showed great potential to better understand the pathophysiology of @entity1005 as @entity66 . Phytotherapy with Chinese herbs and acupuncture are rarely reported as of yet, although the first published data indicated promising therapy effects. Future studies should focus on the following points: (1) The affected populations under observation should be better defined concerning individual risk factor, time of observation, @entity717 , and individual disease courses of @entity1 . (2) The role of social support for prevalence rates of @entity1005 should be observed in more detail. (3) Efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine should be studied to find potential interventions and effective treatments of @entity1005 .
