Psychogenic vomiting: A case series

Abstract

Psychogenic vomiting is a syndrome in of recurrent vomiting without any organic pathology. It must be differentiated from cyclical vomiting syndrome, functional vomiting, and chronic idiopathic nausea. It occurs as a result of an emotional or psychic disturbance. This condition is highly disabling, increasingly recognized, and under-researched. In India, the number of patients reporting to the psychiatric outpatient department with eating disorders is comparatively very less. We describe how two patients with diagnostic dilemmas who were treated successfully after psychiatric intervention.

Keywords

• conversion disorder
• eating disorder
• psychogenic vomiting