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	Institution: CLOCKSS  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 4 No. 7, July 1995   Archives  •  Online Features Brief Reports  This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Great Expectorations A Case of Psychogenic Throat Clearing and Expectoration Dennis J. Butler, PhD; Nick W. Turkal, MD Arch Fam Med. 1995;4(7):647-649. Abstract The following report describes a male Southeast Asian adolescent who presented to a general medical clinic with psychogenic throat clearing and expectoration. In this case, knowledge of critical background information and current acculturation stress provided valuable insight into the patient's symptoms. This case also illustrates the power of cultural beliefs in both the interpretation and alleviation of conversion symptoms. Author Affiliations From the Columbia Family Practice Program and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Dr Butler), and the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee Campus (Dr Turkal). HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1995 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.