title: Voice therapy techniques adapted to treatment of habit cough: a pilot study.
abstract: Patients with long-standing habit cough having no organic basis can be successfully treated with a combination of psychotherapy and speech therapy. Techniques for speech therapy are adapted from those used with hyperfunctional voice disorders to fit this debilitating laryngeal disorder.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Blager
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003371:Cough / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014834:Voice Training