%0 Journal Article
%T Use of non-aversive techniques for the treatment of pica in an adult with mental retardation
%A BENJAM¨ªN GIRALDO
%J Universitas Psychologica
%D 2002
%I Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
%X An individualized treatment package containing no aversive components was developed for a 22-year 8-month-old male diagnosed with severe mental retardation and a long history of pica. Pica decreasedwith a treatment consisted of a combination of simple environmental designs, active engagement andsocial interaction. The results suggest that pica can be controlled with simple environmental changes,productive engagement activities and contingent social attention.
%K Pica
%K active engagement
%K mental retardation
%K social attention
%U http://sparta.javeriana.edu.co/psicologia/publicaciones/descarga.php?id=27