Rumination — A Near Fatal Psychiatric Disease of Infancy

Menking, M.; Wagnitz, John G.; Burton, Josef J.; Coddington, R. Dean; Sotos, Juan F.

doi:10.1056/nejm196904102801503

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“…Further, Bess and Tim usually actively avoided interacting with adults; Peg showed minimal and transitory responsive- Future research also must clarify the contribution of the distraction procedure to the obtained improvement. Though not as intensive, distraction in the present study resembled massive attention, the introduction of which has been correlated with gradual decreases in rumination (e.g., Menking, Wagnitz, Burton, Coddington, and Sotos, 1969). In addition, the distraction procedure is highly similar to continuous, noncontingent reinforcement, which Vukelich and Hake (1971) used (in combination with timeout) to decrease aggression in a severely retarded individual.…”

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The Use of Physical Restraint in the Treatment of Self‐injury and as Positive Reinforcement

Favell

McGimsey

Jones

1978

J of App Behav Analysis

165

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Two experiments investigated the effects of a treatment package on the self-injurious behavior of three profoundly retarded persons who appeared to enjoy the physical restraints used to prevent their self-injury. The treatment package included physically restraining subjects contingent on increasing periods of time during which no selfinjury occurred, and providing them with toys and attention during intervals between restraints. A reversal and multiple-baseline analysis documented that the rapid and complete reduction in self-injury by all subjects was due to this treatment package. Because these results suggested that physical restraint might function as a positive reinforcer, in a third experiment physical restraint was applied contingent on a marble placement response with one subject. A reversal design demonstrated that toy play systematically increased when each response resulted in restraint. The experiments have implications for the nonaversive remediation of self-injury in individuals who are restrained, as well as for the development and maintenance of self-injury in natural settings.

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The Use of Physical Restraint in the Treatment of Self‐injury and as Positive Reinforcement

Favell

McGimsey

Jones

1978

J of App Behav Analysis

165

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“…Fleisher described infant rumination as an acquired skill used by an emotionally deprived infant for the purpose of self‐stimulation and needs satisfaction. According to Fleisher and in line with initial reports in the medical literature (11,12), this condition was often lethal, unless improved mothering and increased environmental stimulation was provided. It is likely that the condition described as infant rumination syndrome in the Rome criteria includes both Fleisher's nervous vomiting and rumination syndrome.…”

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Other Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants and Young Children

Lorenzo¹

2013

J. pediatr. gastroenterol. nutr.

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“…Typically, an adult is assigned to provide the ruminating child with his undivided attention for at least 8 hr a day. Fullerton (1963), Gaddini and Gaddini (1959), Hollowell and Gardner (1965), Menking, Wagnitz, Burton, Coddington, and Sotos (1969), Richmond, Eddy, and Green (1958), and Stein, Rausen, and Blau (1959) all reported reduction& in rumination and increases in weight coincident with the onset of high levels of attention. One difficulty with this treatment is that cessation of rumination is usually slow.…”

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Lemon‐juice Therapy: The Control of Life‐threatening Rumination in a Six‐month‐old Infant1

Sajwaj

Libet

Agras

1974

J of App Behav Analysis

145

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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.

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Rumination — A Near Fatal Psychiatric Disease of Infancy

Cited by 38 publications

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The Use of Physical Restraint in the Treatment of Self‐injury and as Positive Reinforcement

The Use of Physical Restraint in the Treatment of Self‐injury and as Positive Reinforcement

Other Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants and Young Children

Lemon‐juice Therapy: The Control of Life‐threatening Rumination in a Six‐month‐old Infant1

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