Using descriptive assessment in the treatment of bite acceptance and food refusal

Behavior Modification

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 537-558

  Casey, Sean D ^a   Perrin, Christopher J ^b   Lesser, Aaron D ^c   Perrin, Stefanie H ^d   Casey, Cheryl L ^e   Reed, Gregory K ^f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wesley College   (Australia)

^d Helping Hands Center   (United States)

^e New Jersey Department of Education   (United States)

^f HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Descriptive assessment; Failure to thrive; Feeding disorder; Schedules of reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; ESCAPE REACTION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INFANT; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 70350635685     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445509341457     Document Type: Article

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