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Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease.

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Surwit, RS; Pilon, RN; Fenton, CH
Published in: J Behav Med
September 1978

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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J Behav Med

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ISSN

0160-7715

Publication Date

September 1978

Volume

1

Issue

3

Start / End Page

323 / 335

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Temperature
  • Raynaud Disease
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Generalization, Response
  • Female
  • Cold Temperature
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Biofeedback, Psychology
  • Behavior Therapy
 

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Surwit, R. S., Pilon, R. N., & Fenton, C. H. (1978). Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease. J Behav Med, 1(3), 323–335. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00846683
Surwit, R. S., R. N. Pilon, and C. H. Fenton. “Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease.J Behav Med 1, no. 3 (September 1978): 323–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00846683.
Surwit RS, Pilon RN, Fenton CH. Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease. J Behav Med. 1978 Sep;1(3):323–35.
Surwit, R. S., et al. “Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease.J Behav Med, vol. 1, no. 3, Sept. 1978, pp. 323–35. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF00846683.
Surwit RS, Pilon RN, Fenton CH. Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease. J Behav Med. 1978 Sep;1(3):323–335.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Behav Med

DOI

ISSN

0160-7715

Publication Date

September 1978

Volume

1

Issue

3

Start / End Page

323 / 335

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Temperature
  • Raynaud Disease
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Generalization, Response
  • Female
  • Cold Temperature
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Biofeedback, Psychology
  • Behavior Therapy