The effects of a vitamin supplement on the pica of a child with severe mental retardation |
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| Authors: | Pace G M Toyer E A |
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| Affiliation: | Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. gpace@mayinstitute.org |
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| Abstract: | The effects of a common multiple vitamin on the pica of a child with severe mental retardation and anemia were evaluated. A BAB design revealed that pica was decreased by the vitamin. The results suggest that pica can be effectively treated by implementation of a simple nutritional or biological intervention. Further research investigating the generality of this finding and the effects of combining biological and behavioral interventions are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | pica biological interventions outpatient settings |
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