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Reduction of self‐induced vomiting in a multiply handicapped girl by ‘lemon juice therapy’ and concomitant changes in social behaviour
Author(s) -
Hogg James
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1982.tb00558.x
Subject(s) - lemon juice , vomiting , psychology , concomitant , girl , developmental psychology , child care , mentally retarded , psychotherapist , pediatrics , anesthesia , surgery , medicine , chemistry , food science , sugar
Lemon juice contingently dispensed following self‐induced vomiting was found to effectively suppress this behaviour in a profoundly retarded multiply handicapped child. The programme was carried out by a teacher in the Special Care class of an ESN(S) school.