Approximately 30 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. The incidence of and mortality rates associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been increasing in recent years in the United States. OSA is associated with various health problems, including depression and hypertension, and it adversely affects occupational and academic performance. Hence, OSA is a major public health concern. Sleep specialists may be consulted for the evaluation and treatment of OSA. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the mainstay of OSA treatment. The role of primary care physicians in such a scenario becomes vital, especially for choosing the most suitable approach for each patient, treating comorbidities and risk factors, and, if needed, referring them to sleep specialists for further management. In addition to medical management, primary care physicians serve as the main patient educator on this particular health condition.
Psychogenic vomiting is defined as recurrent vomiting without any known discernible organic reasons, or functional vomiting occurring from psychological stress. The overall clinical presentation of psychogenic vomiting suggests a wide range of disability levels, such as stress disorders, mood changes, depression, sexual problems, personality disorders, learned responses, conversion disorders, and illness problems. Non-pharmacological treatment modalities are important as medication for psychogenic vomiting such as individual and group psychotherapy, supportive and behavioral therapy, and family and marital therapy. In this case report, a 25-year-old male with schizophrenia on medication presented to an outpatient clinic with the primary complaint of recurrent vomiting. After ruling out pathologic and physiologic causes of vomiting. It was classified as psychogenic vomiting.
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