Reducing chronic drooling in a retarded female using a multi-treatment package.
Functional control over chronic drooling in a retarded female was demonstrated through the use of an ABAB design. An early decrease in drooling during baseline showed that the nature of the observation procedure produced a reactive effect, though this was only temporary. While the basic treatment package greatly reduced incidences in wetness and eliminated incidences in soaking, the addition of cognitive self-instructions (SI) led to almost complete elimination of the target behavior. These results were maintained at 2 and 6 month follow-ups.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*