BACKGROUND: Young @entity1 with @entity717 are at risk of food refusal. In case of severe food refusal, @entity1 are being fed by nasal or gastrostomy tube. Behavioural treatment may be effective in establishing oral food intake. METHODS: A behavioural treatment package was implemented in an outpatient setting for the treatment of severe food refusal in five toddlers with @entity717 . During the course of treatment, treatment principles were generalized to parents in the home setting. RESULTS: Treatment resulted in oral acceptance of a variety of food items in each @entity1 and was successfully generalized. Treatment effects were maintained during follow-up between 3 and 12 months. Tube feeding was discontinued in each @entity1 and health status of each @entity1 improved. CONCLUSIONS: Behavioural treatment may be highly effective in establishing oral food intake in @entity1 with @entity717 (in the absence of organic causes). As a side-effect of this treatment, tube-feeding may be discontinued and general heath status improved.

Behavioural treatment of severe food refusal in five toddlers with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['child', 'children'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['developmental disabilities']
@entity717 :: (MESH:D009069,Disease) :: ['developmental disabilities']
