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Here we present a case of successful treatment employing a mixed approach including pharmacological and psychosomatic treatments for a 72-year-old woman who experienced severe nausea and vomiting in reaction to postoperative stress from gastric cancer surgery. This case demonstrates that appropriate provision of psychosomatic treatments, including a psychotherapeutic session and autogenic training, enhances the efficacy of pharmacotherapy.
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This paper was supported by management grants from Tohoku University. This case report was presented at the 80th Tohoku Regional Conference of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine.
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Otera Masako, Takatsugu Machida, Tomomi Machida, Mai Abe, Masayoshi Ichie, and Shin Fukudo declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Otera, M., Machida, T., Machida, T. et al. Pharmacological and psychosomatic treatments for an elderly patient with severe nausea and vomiting in reaction to postoperative stress. Clin J Gastroenterol 8, 275–279 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12328-015-0592-9
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