| Title |
Clinical Outcomes of Behavioral Treatments for Pica in Children with Developmental Disabilities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-015-2375-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nathan A. Call, Christina A. Simmons, Joanna E. Lomas Mevers, Jessica P. Alvarez |
| Abstract |
Pica is a potentially deadly form of self-injurious behavior most frequently exhibited by individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Research indicates that pica can be decreased with behavioral interventions; however, the existing literature reflects treatment effects for small samples (n = 1-4) and the overall success of such treatments is not well-understood. This study quantified the overall effect size by examining treatment data from all patients seen for treatment of pica at an intensive day-treatment clinical setting (n = 11), irrespective of treatment success. Results demonstrate that behavioral interventions are highly effective treatments for pica, as determined by the large effect size for individual participants (i.e., NAP scores ≥ .70) and large overall treatment effect size (Cohen's d = 1.80). |
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| United States | 7 | 54% |
| Mexico | 1 | 8% |
| Chile | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 31% |
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| Members of the public | 9 | 69% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 23% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
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| Researcher | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 37 | 28% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
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| Neuroscience | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 14 | 10% |
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