Remote treatment of sleep-related trichotillomania and trichophagia

Katherine R. Lichtblau; Patrick W. Romani; Brian D. Greer; Wayne W. Fisher; Allie K. Bragdon

doi:10.1002/jaba.442

Remote treatment of sleep-related trichotillomania and trichophagia

Katherine R. Lichtblau, Patrick W. Romani, Brian D. Greer, Wayne W. Fisher, Allie K. Bragdon

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Abstract

We used a biobehavioral treatment consisting of melatonin and a standardized bed and wake time to decrease one girl's head and mouth touches associated with sleep-related trichotillomania and trichophagia. We remotely coached the girl's caregiver to implement all procedures and monitored response to treatment using a DropCam Pro video camera equipped with night-vision capabilities. Head and mouth touches decreased, and her sleep pattern improved with the combination of treatment strategies. We discuss our use of a novel mode of service delivery to treat sleep-related problem behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	255-262
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of applied behavior analysis
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.442
State	Published - Mar 1 2018

Keywords

melatonin
remote treatment
sleep hygiene
trichophagia
trichotillomania

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Philosophy
Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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