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ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE KETOGENIC DIET
Author(s) -
Amari Adrianna,
Grace Nancy C.,
Fisher Wayne W.
Publication year - 1995
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1995.28-341
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , ketogenic diet , psychology , autism , developmental psychology , psychiatry , epilepsy , social psychology
The ketogenic diet, a treatment for intractable epilepsy, is rarely initiated because it requires strict compliance with a diet that is perceived to be unpalatable. In a case study of a 15‐year‐old girl with uncontrolled epilepsy, we used a stimulus‐choice procedure to assess relative preferences of 33 foods from the diet and to develop two treatments based on Premack's principle. The results of a multielement analysis showed that both treatments increased dietary compliance. Compliance was maintained with generalization of treatment across settings, and was associated with a 40% reduction in seizures.

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