Original Research Paper

Management Of A Case Of Teenage Psychogenic Vomiting-a Case Report

Ankur Jyoti Borah, Kunal Deb, Praful Kumar Singh

Abstract :

Psychogenic vomiting is without any obvious organic pathology associated by repressed psychic stress and treatment of psychogenic vomiting is a challenging task as it gives burden to patient and family members due to repetative investigative procedure to rule out any organic pathology. There are reports of treating psychogenic vomiting by different forms of psychotherapies and antidepressants. Here we report successful treatment of a 6 yr chronic psychogenic vomiting in an adolescent using pharmacological treatment and using psychotherapy.

Keywords :

psychogenic vomiting   teenage  

Cite This Article :

MANAGEMENT OF A CASE OF TEENAGE PSYCHOGENIC VOMITING-A CASE REPORT, Ankur Jyoti Borah, Kunal Deb, Praful Kumar Singh, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PURE MEDICAL RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-4 | April-2021

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