Habit cough in children. Specific symptoms and psychotherapy

Anna Horaczyńska-Wojtaś; Grażyna Gwizda; Aleksandra Marciniak; Grażyna Mielnik-Niedzielska

doi:10.5114/pja.2020.93832

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Original paper

Habit cough in children. Specific symptoms and psychotherapy

Anna Horaczyńska-Wojtaś

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,

Grażyna Gwizda

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,

Aleksandra Marciniak

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,

Grażyna Mielnik-Niedzielska

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Chair and Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Alergologia Polska – Polish Journal of Allergology 2020; 7, 1: 53–56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2020.93832

Online publish date: 2020/03/28

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Introduction
Cough is an important defence reflex. Dry, non-productive cough continuing for at least 4–6 weeks may pose a diagnostic and therapeutic issue. Psychogenic cough is described as somatoform autonomic dysfunction and is diagnosed by excluding physical causes.

Aim
To determine the aetiology and triggering mechanisms of habit cough and evaluate the treatment effects obtained with different types of psychotherapy.

Material and methods
The study involved 30 children. Having excluded somatic disease foundation, psychological assessment was performed. Short-term psychotherapy and Ericksonian therapy were implemented.

Results
The studied children suffered from sibling rivalry disorder, separation anxiety disorder of childhood, school anxiety, parental conflicts, communication failure, internal emotional conflicts, and lack of ability to cope with emotions and stress.

Conclusions
Parents of psychologically troubled children presenting habit cough and other forms of somatoform autonomic dysfunction play an enormous role in the treatment process and should be active during psychotherapy.

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Habit cough in children. Specific symptoms and psychotherapy

Anna Horaczyńska-Wojtaś 1 , Grażyna Gwizda 1 , Aleksandra Marciniak 1 , Grażyna Mielnik-Niedzielska 1

habit cough, psychotherapy, differential diagnosis

Anna Horaczyńska-Wojtaś

¹

,

Grażyna Gwizda

¹

,

Aleksandra Marciniak

¹

,

Grażyna Mielnik-Niedzielska

¹