Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease.
Journal Article (Clinical Trial;Journal Article)
In order to assess the efficacy of a behavioral intervention in the treatment of idiopathic Raynaud's disease, 30 female patients were trained to control their digital skin temperature using autogenic training or a combination of autogenic training and skin temperature feedback either in the laboratory or at home. All trained subjects demonstrated a significant ability to maintain digital skin temperature in the presence of a cold stress challenge and reported significant reductions in both frequency and intensity of vasospastic attacks. The addition of skin temperature feedback to autogenic training did not provide additional clinical benefit.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Surwit, RS; Pilon, RN; Fenton, CH
Published Date
- September 1, 1978
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 1 / 3
Start / End Page
- 323 - 335
PubMed ID
- 755865
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0160-7715
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/BF00846683
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States