Abstract
A brief mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction intervention delivered by audiotape during ultraviolet light therapy can increase the rate of resolution of psoriatic lesions in patients with psoriasis.
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PsoriasisMindfulnessMedicineMeditationPUVA therapyDermatologyPlaceboClinical psychologyAlternative medicine
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Jon Kabat‐Zinn,
Elizabeth V. Wheeler,
Timothy Light
et al.
(1998).
Influence of a Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Intervention on Rates of Skin Clearing in Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Undergoing Photo Therapy (UVB) and Photochemotherapy (PUVA).
Psychosomatic Medicine
, 60
(5)
, 625-632.
https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-199809000-00020
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- 10.1097/00006842-199809000-00020