Behavioral interventions for rumination and operant vomiting in individuals with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2193-2205

  Lang, Russell ^a,b   Mulloy, Austin ^b   Giesbers, Sanne ^c   Pfeiffer, Brooke ^a   Delaune, Elizabeth ^a   Didden, Robert ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Lancioni, Giulio ^e   O'Reilly, Mark ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioral intervention; Developmental disabilities; Emesis; Regurgitation; Rumination; Systematic review; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALORIC INTAKE; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; OPERANT VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; RUMINATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; VOMITING;

EID: 80053632677     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.011     Document Type: Review

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