What is it about?
Children with this disorder have repetitive coughing, often for hours on end, that is absent once they are asleep.
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Why is it important?
Attempts to treat the cough as if it were a physical disorder are unsuccessful.
Perspectives
Treatment is highly successful with simple behavioral techniques described in the publication.
Professor Miles Weinberger
University of California San Diego
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This page is a summary of: When is cough functional, and how should it be treated?, Breathe, March 2017, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/20734735.015216.
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