TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Outcomes of Behavioral Treatments for Pica in Children with Developmental Disabilities
AU - Call, Nathan A.
AU - Simmons, Christina A.
AU - Mevers, Joanna E.Lomas
AU - Alvarez, Jessica P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/7/19
Y1 - 2015/7/19
N2 - 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).
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-015-2375-z
DO - 10.1007/s10803-015-2375-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 25636679
AN - SCOPUS:84931562668
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 45
SP - 2105
EP - 2114
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 7
ER -