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Remote treatment of sleep‐related trichotillomania and trichophagia
Author(s) -
Lichtblau Katherine R.,
Romani Patrick W.,
Greer Brian D.,
Fisher Wayne W.,
Bragdon Allie K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.442
Subject(s) - girl , psychology , sleep (system call) , melatonin , sleep patterns , audiology , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , neuroscience , electroencephalography , computer science , operating system
We used a biobehavioral treatment consisting of melatonin and a standardized bed and wake time to decrease one girl's head and mouth touches associated with sleep‐related trichotillomania and trichophagia. We remotely coached the girl's caregiver to implement all procedures and monitored response to treatment using a DropCam Pro video camera equipped with night‐vision capabilities. Head and mouth touches decreased, and her sleep pattern improved with the combination of treatment strategies. We discuss our use of a novel mode of service delivery to treat sleep‐related problem behavior.