title: A behavioral treatment for difficulty in swallowing pills.
abstract: The present study employed a graded practice procedure to teach a 13-year-old leukemia patient to swallow pills. Progressively larger chunks of ice were used as stimuli in order to keep gagging and choking to a minimum. The criterion was reached after two sessions and generalization to a variety of pills and capsules occurred. Treatment effects were maintained at 8 months follow-up.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Walco
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005683:Gagging; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male