Abstract
Objective:
Study design: It is a case study.
Place and duration of study: Psychological intervention was carried out in The Neurocounsel, Islamabad for a patient suffering with Coprophagia (from 2019 to 2023)
Material and Methods: Applied Behavior Analysis was adopted as the course of treatment, setting up achievable goals and rewards to motivate desired behaviors.
Results: During the treatment duration of almost 5 years, her problem of coprophagia is no longer present, and her behavioral issues have improved drastically.
Conclusion: The treatment including different medications and psychological intervention technique of Applied Behavioral Analysis resulted in the total elimination of the coprophagy issue and other problems have also shown improvement.
Keywords: Coprophagia, Behavioral Therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis
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