THE USE OF NEGATIVE PRACTICE FOR THE CONTROL OF PICA BEHAVIOR

Authors
DUKER PC NIELEN M
Citation
Pc. Duker et M. Nielen, THE USE OF NEGATIVE PRACTICE FOR THE CONTROL OF PICA BEHAVIOR, Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 24(3), 1993, pp. 249-253
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00057916
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
249 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0005-7916(1993)24:3<249:TUONPF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The treatment of a 33-year-old female disabled by mental retardation a nd Prader-Willi syndrome who exhibited pica is described. Negative pra ctice was administered following each occurrence of the target behavio r, that is, biting off and chewing on inedible objects. Data were coll ected within a reversal design. The results indicated that pica was re duced to a near zero level. Follow-up data collected after 7 months wh ile the procedure was continued revealed a sustained suppression of pi ca.