Decreased systolic blood pressure through operant conditioning techniques in patients with essential hypertension

Herbert Benson; David Shapiro; Bernard Tursky; Gary E. Schwartz

doi:10.1126/science.173.3998.740

Decreased systolic blood pressure through operant conditioning techniques in patients with essential hypertension

Herbert Benson, David Shapiro, Bernard Tursky, Gary E. Schwartz

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Operant conditioning-feedback techniques were employed to lower systolic blood pressure in seven patients with essential hypertension. In five of the patients, meaningful decreases of systolic blood pressure were obtained in the laboratory, ranging from 16 to 34 millimeters of mercury. The therapeutic value of such techniques remains to be established.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	740-742
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	173
Issue number	3998
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3998.740
State	Published - 1971
Externally published	Yes

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