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ReviewBehavior analysis in practice2022

Biological, Behavioral, and Ethical Considerations of Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Primer for Behavior Analysts.

Danielle Kennedy, Halle Marten, Clare O'Sullivan, Rocco Catrone

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Review in Behavior analysis in practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Scaling Compassion and Applications in ABA.Behavior analysis in practice · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Danielle KennedyBehavior Analysis Department, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL 60654 USA.
Halle MartenBehavior Analysis Department, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL 60654 USA.
Clare O'SullivanBehavior Analysis Department, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL 60654 USA.
Rocco CatroneBehavior Analysis Department, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL 60654 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7640-6013
The Chicago School · USSouthern Illinois University Carbondale · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder typically characterized by hyperphagia, hypotonia, intellectual disabilities, insistence on routines, and obsession and compulsion related to food. Although current medical interventions primarily include growth hormones to address the biological symptoms of the individual, behavioral therapy is an alternative option for skill acquisition and decreasing problem behaviors. There is a growing need for applied behavior analysis (ABA) research on targeting problem behaviors and teaching requisite skills to individuals with this syndrome. This article reviews the current literature on PWS, highlights treatments and their limitations, suggests how ABA providers can provide ethical services, and proposes future research needs with this syndrome.

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behavior analysisclinical collaborationPrader-Willi syndrome

Identifiers

PMID35692531
PMCPMC9120286
OpenAlexW3183513766

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