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A comparison of two multicomponent treatment packages for food refusal
Author(s) -
Alaimo Christina,
Seiverling Laura,
Anderson Kisha,
Sturmey Peter
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.1503
Subject(s) - differential reinforcement , reinforcement , extinction (optical mineralogy) , psychology , intervention (counseling) , food consumption , food intake , consumption (sociology) , differential treatment , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , environmental health , social psychology , psychiatry , medicine , economics , chemistry , social science , mineralogy , sociology , agricultural economics , international trade
Food refusal is a severe feeding problem in which children refuse to eat all or most foods, which can be treated effectively using multicomponent intervention packages. This study compared two multicomponent treatment packages on food and drink consumption, inappropriate mealtime behavior, and total intake in a child with food refusal. Bite and drink consumption was consistently higher; inappropriate mealtime behavior was consistently lower; and total intake was greater when differential reinforcement of alternative behavior and escape extinction treatment were implemented compared to response cost, escape extinction, and differential reinforcement of alternative behavior.