Psychogenic vocalizations
Oberascher, G.
Laryngologie Rhinologie Otologie 65(6): 357-358
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0340-1588 PMID: 3747677 Document Number: 279329
In the first case we are dealing with an eight year old boy who made grunting noises. The second case describes a seventeen year old school girl who suffered from barking coughing attacks. It should be pointed out that the symptoms mentioned had been already observed several months before a diagnosis was made. The actual cause in both cases could be traced back to a disturbed family situation. After a specialized treatment with individual and group discussion as well as the recommendation for behaviour-patterns the complete disappearance of symptoms could be noted in both patients. The pathomechanism was probably a conscious reaction to family conflicts which, however, continued subconsciously after therapy.