The treatment of writer's cramp with multimodal behaviour therapy and biofeedback: a study of 15 cases.

Abstract

Of 15 patients with writer's cramp (4 females, 11 males, mean age 36, range 23-50, mean duration 3.6 years), 13 entered a behavioural treatment. Nine received a multimodal treatment, and four EMG feedback alone. Four patients dropped out during the treatment phase. Nine patients were considered as improved at a follow-up between 1 and 9 months. A stress-coping model is put forward to account for the therapeutic effectiveness, and to explain the drop-outs. Writer's cramp seems to be related to stressful situations at work. The existence of personality and biological factors remains to be demonstrated.

• Authors: J A Cottraux, C Juenet, L Collet
• Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (Br J Psychiatry) Vol. 142 Pg. 180-3 (Feb 1983) ISSN: 0007-1250 [Print] England
• PMID: 6839073 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Behavior Therapy
• Biofeedback, Psychology
• Female
• Handwriting
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Muscle Cramp (etiology, therapy)
• Muscle Relaxation
• Stress, Psychological
• Work