Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2001 Spring;34(1):93-6.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-93.

Use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal

S W Kahng  1 , J Tarbox, A E Wilke
Affiliations
Case Reports

Use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal

S W Kahng et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2001 Spring.

Abstract

We examined the use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal exhibited by a 5-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with mild to moderate mental retardation. Treatment consisted of access to highly preferred tangible items, which were removed contingent on problem behavior or not accepting a bite, and differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. Treatment resulted in an increase in food acceptance to 100% of bite offers and near-zero rates of problem behavior. In addition, the participant's caregivers were successfully trained to implement the treatment.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. J Appl Behav Anal. 2000 Summer;33(2):255-8 - PubMed
    1. J Appl Behav Anal. 1992 Summer;25(2):491-8 - PubMed
    1. J Pediatr Psychol. 1999 Jun;24(3):193-214; discussion 215-6 - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources