“Psychogenic vomiting” – A potential transdiagnostic psychological construct: Inferences from case series

Abstract

Psychogenic vomiting is often diagnosed in the absence of medical, psychiatric, or other conditions. Although functional gastrointestinal disorders are now an established entity, still psychogenic vomiting has its place as a temporary diagnosis till a more definitive diagnosis emerges, particularly during the developmental period. The usefulness of psychogenic vomiting is illustrated by four interrelated pediatric cases as a forerunner of formed psychopathology or as an epiphenomenon of significant psychosocial issues. Hence, psychogenic vomiting can be advocated to have a more prominent place in nosology in the coming years.

Keywords

• functional gastrointestinal disorders
• psychogenic vomiting
• psychosocial factors