Effects of Suggestion on Respiration in Asthmatic Children

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ID19301415
AuthorsJonathan H Weiss (Children's Hospital Colorado), C MARTIN (0000-0003-0474-3939, Children's Hospital Colorado), Jodi Riley (Children's Hospital Colorado)
Year1970
Volume32
Issue4
Pages409-415
Publication date1970-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00006842-197007000-00009
PMID5514177
OpenAlexW2316066004
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Sixteen asthmatic children were studied in an attempt to replicate the findings of Luparello et al on the effects of suggestion on airway reactivity. Maximum expiratory flow rates achieved in both forced and noneffort breathing, and expiratory duration were measured. S's were told that they would inhale potent allergens in a series of increasing concentrations until they began to wheeze. In fact, all S's inhaled physiologic saline. Of the 16 S's, one responded with decreased flow rate and wheezing in the suggestion session. In a control session involving saline and no suggestion, the same response occurred. All other S's failed to show any consistent response on any of the objective measures, although a number subjective sensations oftightness. Several reasons for the reported difference between our results and Luparello's are explored

Airway · Anesthesia · Asthma · Audiology · Breathing · Replicate · Respiration · Saline · Session (web analytics) · Wheeze · Internal Medicine · Mathematics · Medicine · Multisensory perception and integration · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology · Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

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