Lemon-juice therapy: the control of life-threatening rumination in a six-month-old infant.
Chronic, life-threatening rumination was eliminated in a six-month-old infant by squirting a small amount of lemon juice into her mouth whenever rumination or its precursors were detected. A brief suspension of this therapy demonstrated its crucial role. Lemon-juice therapy offers a practical and acceptable alternative to other therapies for rumination, namely electric shock and massive noncontingent attention. However, since this study is limited to a single case, claims as to the effectiveness of this therapy across children are premature.
D001288:Attention; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001835:Body Weight; D002657:Child Development; D002957:Citrus; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011678:Punishment; D012904:Smiling; D013649:Taste; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000628:therapy