Cough as a Psychosomatic Entity - A short journey through historical and current concepts, and impacts of the corona pandemic

In this chapter, we focus on the psychosocial relevance of the symptom and the phenomenon cough. We will be reflecting about cough in the current corona crisis and will highlight a historical case that played an important role in the development of psychoanalytic theory. In the second part, we are outlining current psychosomatic concepts on coughing in order to elucidate the significance of this fundamental symptom.