Successful treatment of habit cough using suggestion therapy

Pawan Sharma
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepak
Ananya Mahapatra
Specialist (Psychiatry), Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital and Medical College, New Delhi, India
Rajesh Sagar
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Keywords:
Habit cough psychogenic cough suggestion therapy

Abstract

Background: Habit cough is one of the causes of chronic cough in children. Many cases do not reach the psychiatrists due to lack of specific clinical features and diagnostic tests. We present a case of 13 year old boy with habit cough who was successfully treated by suggestion therapy and lignocaine based mouth gargle as a distracter. This case highlights that suggestion therapy can be an important treatment option to this fairly common condition.


How to Cite

Sharma, P., Mahapatra, A., & Sagar, R. (2023). Successful treatment of habit cough using suggestion therapy. Journal of Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal, 12(1), 53-55. https://doi.org/10.3126/jpan.v12i1.59431


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