title: Relax and try this instead: abbreviated habit reversal for maladaptive self-biting.
abstract: We evaluated the effectiveness of an abbreviated habit reversal procedure to reduce maladaptive oral self-biting in an adolescent boy in residential care. Treatment involved a combination of relaxation and two competing responses. Results of a withdrawal design and two posttreatment medical evaluations indicated that the intervention eliminated the biting and the tissue damage it caused.
authors.affiliation: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, Boys Town, Nebraska 68010, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Swearer
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Friman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002674:Child, Institutionalized; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000592:standards; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome