title: Chronic rumination reduction in a severely developmentally disabled adult following combined use of positive and negative contingencies.
abstract: The use of combined positive and negative contingencies markedly reduced ruminative behavior in a severely mentally retarded, blind 20-year-old male residing in a residential treatment facility. A 95.4% decrease in rumination events occurred from baseline to follow-up. This procedure is offered as an effective and convenient treatment for chronic rumination.
authors.affiliation: Canisius College, Department of Psychology, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA. sandersn@canisius.edu
authors.forename: Neva E J
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Sanders-Dewey
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index