title: Functional analysis and treatment of coprophagia.
abstract: In the current investigation, functional analysis results suggested that coprophagia, the ingestion of fecal matter, was maintained by automatic reinforcement. Providing noncontingent access to alternative stimuli decreased coprophagia, and the intervention was generalized to two settings.
authors.affiliation: Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Anna D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ing
authors.forename: Henry S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Roane
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Veenstra
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005108:Extinction, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D064106:Human Coprophagia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology