Evaluation of an Awareness Enhancement Device for the Treatment of Thumb Sucking in Children

Stricker, Jason M.; Miltenberger, Raymond G.; Garlinghouse, Matthew; Deaver, Cristine M.; Anderson, Christopher F

doi:10.1901/jaba.2001.34-77

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“…Furthermore, the bald patches in her hair were hardly visible after the intervention. Consistent with existing research (e.g., Stricker et al, 2001 ; Himle et al, 2018 ), we demonstrated that the use of wearable technology in HRT can be effective also in a naturalistic setting by application of an unobtrusive and user-friendly wearable device to a person suffering from Trichotillomania with comorbidities of examination phobia and ADHD.…”

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“…Wearable technologies can increase the awareness of BFRBs by warning the individual each time the BFRB occurs (e.g., via vibration alert). According to Stricker et al (2001) two different mechanisms are conceivable: (1) wearable technology leads to increased awareness of the BFRB and thereby reduces it and (2) the frequency of the BFRB is reduced due to alerts of the wearable technology via negative reinforcement. Up to now, the amount of studies examining the application of wearable technologies is still sparse.…”

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Short-term intervention complemented by wearable technology improves Trichotillomania – A naturalistic single-case report

Leibinger,

Murray,

Aschenbrenner

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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There is a growing interest in using wearable technology for the treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as Trichotillomania. Yet, to our knowledge, few studies address the applicability and use of wearable technology as a therapeutic element in more naturalistic situations. Here we would like to introduce its potential use combined with a Habit-Reversal Training in a single-case experimental design. In practice, individuals with BFRBs frequently show complex constellations of psychiatric disorders. Accordingly, the here presented participant was diagnosed with Trichotillomania as well as comorbid ADHD and examination phobia. The participant was offered to wear an unobtrusive and user-friendly vibration device that sent an alarm when her critical hairpulling behaviors occurred. The complementing Habit-Reversal Training included an Awareness Training supported by the vibration alarm of the wearable device. It further included a Competing Response Training by learning benign behaviors that could replace the hairpulling behavior. The frequency of hairpulling episodes was assessed using daily self-reports and by using the monitoring function of the wearable device. The intervention procedure was implemented into the participant’s everyday life and evaluated over the course of 214 days. The results indicated a significant reduction in the daily episodes of hair pulling. Our preliminary findings suggest that the here applied intervention has the potential to effectively treat Trichotillomania in individuals with comorbid disorders in psychotherapeutic outpatient care. Certainly, group-studies will need to further validate the approach’s effectiveness.

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Short-term intervention complemented by wearable technology improves Trichotillomania – A naturalistic single-case report

Leibinger,

Murray,

Aschenbrenner

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…of the collar. This device reduced hair pulling in one mentally retarded adult , and thumb sucking in two children (Stricker, Miltenberger, Garlinghouse, Deaver, & Anderson, 2001).…”

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Treating Trichotillomania

Franklin

Tolin

2007

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except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights.Printed on acid-free paper. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com v PREFACE The first and perhaps most important step in writing a treatment manual for use in clinical practice is to clearly explicate the logic of how the treatment, and hence the book, should be organized. Accordingly, our goal in this section is to lay out the structure of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for trichotillomania (TTM) and other body-focused impulse control disorders, clearly explaining critical decisions such as the chosen sequence of techniques or whether a given technique is considered a core component or a module to be used in some but not all cases. The structure of this particular book is influenced by the work of experts who have gone before us in pioneering CBT for TTM, and is also informed by over a decade of our own clinical work and research on TTM across the developmental spectrum. We are indebted to those who developed this approach to treatment and also to those who built the extant literature on the psychopathology of TTM and related disorders. These clinicians and researchers did so in order to help alleviate the suffering of those afflicted with these conditions, and we endeavor to follow in their footsteps in continuing this important work.One of the first decisions we needed to make about the book's emphasis was whether to create a treatment guide that focused primarily on the treatment of adult TTM with a separate chapter on developmental adjustments needed to conduct CBT with children and adolescents. We chose not to do this for several reasons: 1) much of our work with TTM in the last decade has been with youth, and we felt that our experiences with this population warranted more discussion than was feasible in a single chapter; 2) although there is a clear need to adapt treatment to the developmental level of the patient, the underlying core principles cut across the developmental spectrum and hence were more efficiently considered together; and 3) TTM is typically a pediatric onset disorder, and thus its treatment should be given equal weight compared to the treatment of adults. We encourage therapists with an interest in CBT for TTM but have worked primarily with adults to consider seeking additional training, supervision, and clinical experience in treating youth: there is a serious problem with treatment access for TTM in general, but this problem is particularly pronounced for families seeking help for their children.The book is organized into four subsections: 1) Overview and Assessment; 2) Treatment: Core...

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“…Thumb-sucking occurs most frequently when the child is alone. 30 Therefore, a modality that does not require close monitoring of the child may be more successful in treating the habit.…”

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“…Examples include: the sharp rake, the blunt rake, lingual spurs, the vertical crib, the palatal bar, the horizontal crib, the Graber appliance and the blue grass appliance. While some of these appliances have been described as cruel and inhumane, 30 the palatal crib (vertical crib/tongue crib) has been reported to be successful in treating a thumb sucking habit. [32][33][34][35] The habit may intensify if the child is criticised, nagged or threatened.…”

Section: Emotional Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Treatment of thumb-sucking habit using a fixed tongue crib appliance - a case report and literature review

Reddy¹,

Dawjee

2019

S. Afr. dent. j.

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Evaluation of an Awareness Enhancement Device for the Treatment of Thumb Sucking in Children

Cited by 13 publications

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Short-term intervention complemented by wearable technology improves Trichotillomania – A naturalistic single-case report

Short-term intervention complemented by wearable technology improves Trichotillomania – A naturalistic single-case report

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Treatment of thumb-sucking habit using a fixed tongue crib appliance - a case report and literature review

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