LEMON‐JUICE THERAPY: THE CONTROL OF LIFE‐THREATENING RUMINATION IN A SIX‐MONTH‐OLD INFANT1
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 7 (4) , 557-563
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1974.7-557
Abstract
Chronic, life-threatening rumination was eliminated in a six-month-old infant by squirting a small amount of lemon juice into her mouth whenever rumination or its precursors were detected. A brief suspension of this therapy demonstrated its crucial role. Lemon-juice therapy offers a practical and acceptable alternative to other therapies for rumination, namely electric shock and massive noncontingent attention. However, since this study is limited to a single case, claims as to the effectiveness of this therapy across children are premature.Keywords
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