title: Hypnobehavioral therapy to reduce gag and emesis with a 10-year-old pill swallower.
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.
authors.affiliation: UNMC Psychology Department, Omaha 68198-5577.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: LaGrone
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000284:Administration, Oral; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D005683:Gagging; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014839:Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control*