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Efficacy of Imagery and Meditation Techniques in Treating Psoriasis

Gaston, Louise, Crombez, Jean-Charles, Joly, Jacques, Hodgins, Sheilagh, Dumont, Marc·1989·Imagination, Cognition and Personality
DOI 10.2190/pqke-cmam-t4mt-qvbl
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Using a dismantled time-series design, eighteen subjects were randomly assigned to three groups: meditation ( N = 5); meditation and imagery ( N = 4); waiting list ( N = 5). Treatment lasted twelve weeks, while pre- and post-baseline periods were of four weeks. An assessment control group control was also used during baseline periods ( N = 4). The severity of psoriasis symptoms was reliably rated by dermatologists. While controlling for extraneous factors influencing psoriasis symptoms, a time-series multivariate regression analysis revealed a significant difference between the mean psoriasis ratings of treatment and control groups after treatment (partial r = .30, p < .01). No additional impact was associated with the use of the imagery technique (partial r = − .06, p > .05). Four subjects in the treatment groups, two in each condition, succeeded in clinically improving their psoriasis symptoms, and none deteriorated. The practice of mediation may be clinically effective for some patients in reducing their psoriasis symptoms.

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Authors
Gaston, L., Crombez, J.-C., Joly, J., Hodgins, S., & Dumont, M.
Affiliations
  • Université de Montréal (CA)
  • Hôpital Notre-Dame (CA)
  • JTD Inc., Montreal
Corresponding author
Crombez, Jean-Charles
ORCID
Hodgins, Sheilagh
Venue
Imagination, Cognition and Personality
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1989-09
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
25-38
ISSN
  • 0276-2366 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-4477
DOI
10.2190/pqke-cmam-t4mt-qvbl
OpenAlex
W2096881975
Cited by
16
References
55
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Imagination Cognition and Personality (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
psoriasis, meditation, mental imagery, relaxation techniques

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