Operant conditioning in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: a review and retrospective study of 11 cases.
| Autor: | Bhanji, S., Thompson, J. |
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PSYCHIATRIC research
ANOREXIA nervosa APPETITE disorders AMENORRHEA WEIGHT loss EATING disorders WEIGHT gain CHLORPROMAZINE INSULIN BED rest ANOREXIA nervosa treatment ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents PHENOTHIAZINE BODY weight CONDITIONED response FOOD habits MENSTRUATION PROGNOSIS QUESTIONNAIRES REWARD (Psychology) TIME RETROSPECTIVE studies THERAPEUTICS |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Psychiatry; Feb74, Vol. 124, p166-172, 7p, 3 Charts |
| Abstrakt: | The article focuses on a study designed to investigate the efficacy of the operant conditioning regime in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Anorexoa nervosa is a disorder characterized by appetite loss, amenorrhoea, and weight loss in the absence of any primary psychiatric or physical illness. The treatment of anorexia nervosa is generally divided into two phases, including the restoration of weight loss and then the correction of pathological attitudes regarding eating. The most successful of the medically oriented approaches devised to achieve weight gain was treatment with chlorpromazine and insulin, which achieved a weekly gain of 2.1 kilograms as compared to bed rest and high calorie diet alone. Further results of the study are discussed. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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