Behavioral Health in Developmental Disabilities: A Comprehensive Program of Nutrition, Exercise, and Weight Reduction.
We review the literature on the prevalence and conditions resulting in overweight and obesity in people with intellectual disability (ID), followed by obesity treatment research with typically developing children and adaptations for children with ID. In addition to proposing directions for future research and practice, we report a comprehensive randomized control trial (RCT) of family-based behavioral intervention targeting weight loss among adolescents with Down syndrome.
Fleming
Richard K
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMASS, Medical School, Trapello Road, Waltham, MA.
Stokes
Elise A
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Curtin
Carol
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Bandini
Linda G
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Gleason
James
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Scampini
Renee
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Maslin
Melissa C T
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Hamad
Charles
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