Reducing chronic drooling in a retarded female using a multi-treatment package.

Functional control over chronic drooling in a retarded female was demonstrated through the use of an ABAB design. An early decrease in drooling during baseline showed that the nature of the observation procedure produced a reactive effect, though this was only temporary. While the basic treatment package greatly reduced incidences in wetness and eliminated incidences in soaking, the addition of cognitive self-instructions (SI) led to almost complete elimination of the target behavior. These results were maintained at 2 and 6 month follow-ups.