Title
A Behavioral Weight Reduction Model for Moderately Mentally Retarded Adolescents
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
8 p.
Publication Date
1980
Publisher
Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
Source Publication
Journal of Special Education Technology
Source ISSN
0162-6434
Abstract
A behavioral weight reduction treatment and maintenance program for moderately mentally retarded adolescents which involves six phases from background information collection to followup relies on stimulus control procedures to modify eating behaviors. Data from pilot studies show an average weekly weight loss of .5 to 1 pound per S. (CL)
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Comments
Journal of Special Education Technology, Vol. 3 (1980): 9-16. Publisher Link.