Psychogenic Belching: A Case Report
Published: April 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/24838.9633
Vivekkumar Ashok Nagarale, Suyog Vijay Jaiswal, Vishal Ashok Sawant, Vihang N. Vahia
1. Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, HBT Medical College and Dr. R.N.Cooper Municipal General Hospital,
Juhu, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, HBT Medical College and Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital,
Juhu, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
3. Honorary Professor, Department of Psychiatry, HBT Medical College and Dr. R.N.Cooper Municipal General Hospital,
Juhu, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
4. Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, HBT Medical College and Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital,
Juhu, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Vivekkumar Ashok Nagarale,
Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, 4th Floor B Wing, Dr. RN Cooper Hospital, Vile Parle (West),
Mumbai-40056, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: dr.viveknagarale@gmail.com
Conversion symptoms usually appear with emotional conflicts of the patient. Belching’s psychogenic aetiology is not unheard of and can be a manifestation of conversion disorder though rare. Current case is of a middle aged woman presenting with belching unresponsive to medical management. The patient improved after supportive psychotherapy sessions and placebo medication.
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