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Intensive Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders

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Children who are failing to consume enough calories to maintain adequate growth are at risk for a number of negative health consequences (e.g., dehydration, malnutrition, and long-term behavioral and cognitive consequences). Although crisis management (e.g., placement of a feeding tube) may be necessary in some cases, participation in an interdisciplinary, evidence-based feeding program that provides goal-oriented, data-based assessment and treatment is often a necessary avenue to increase oral feeding. Interdisciplinary programs using applied behavior analytic techniques are able to address the most difficult feeding problems and progress the child until he or she is eating at a developmentally appropriate level. This current chapter provides an overview of an evidence-based and interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders.

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  1. Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC, 985450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5450, USA

    Suzanne M. Milnes & Cathleen C. Piazza

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  3. May Institute, Pacella Park Drive 41, Randolph, 02368, Massachusetts, USA

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Milnes, S.M., Piazza, C.C. (2013). Intensive Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders. In: Reed, D., DiGennaro Reed, F., Luiselli, J. (eds) Handbook of Crisis Intervention and Developmental Disabilities. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6531-7_22

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