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Ka-Kit Hui1, Michael Francis Johnston, Marc Brodsky

  • 1Center for East-West Medicine,Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. khui@mednet.ucla.edu

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Stress significantly impacts scleroderma onset, continuation, and exacerbation. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may address patient needs by treating stress and related disorders in autoimmune conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Psychoneuroimmunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases

Background:

  • Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease.
  • Genetic and environmental factors influence scleroderma.
  • Stress is a significant environmental factor implicated in autoimmune diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of stress in scleroderma.
  • To explore the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for stress management in scleroderma patients.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of patients with scleroderma.
  • Convenience sampling of national conference attendees in 2002.

Main Results:

  • Stress is implicated in the onset, continuation, and exacerbation of scleroderma.
  • CAM providers may be addressing a patient need for stress management.

Conclusions:

  • Stress is a key factor in scleroderma.
  • CAM therapies can play a role in managing stress associated with scleroderma.