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Case Reports
. 1993 Oct;36(2):132-6.
doi: 10.1080/00029157.1993.10403056.

Hypnobehavioral therapy to reduce gag and emesis with a 10-year-old pill swallower

R G LaGrone  1
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Hypnobehavioral therapy to reduce gag and emesis with a 10-year-old pill swallower

R G LaGrone. Am J Clin Hypn. 1993 Oct.

Abstract

A 10-year-old child experienced severe nausea and psychogenic vomiting that resulted in refusal to take oral medication in pill form. The youngster was treated with hypnobehavioral therapy consisting of mental imagery, relaxation, direct suggestion, adaptive self-talk, self-monitoring, and self-reinforcement. The child's parents were instructed to reinforce approximations of successful pill swallowing while withdrawing attention for avoidance, whining, gagging, and vomiting. A one-year follow-up revealed successful pill swallowing without significant distress.

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