Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 1986

Source Publication

Journal of Obesity and Weight Regulation

Abstract

Thirteen retarded adult subjects were first exposed to a 12-week behavior therapy weight reduction program followed by a ten-month weekly weigh-in. Then the subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental maintenance booster session group (n=7) or a control post-treatment maintenance group (n=6) for 12 months. The results indicated that when weight control or maintenance procedures were in effect, the subjects lost weight. However, a 12-month follow-up check revealed that the long-term success of the treatment and maintenance procedures was not well maintaned.

Comments

Published version. The Journal of Obesity and Weight Regulation, Vol. 5, No. 1, (1986): 18-22. © 1986 Human Sciences Press.