Behavioral tapping in three's by a 13-yr.-old boy during baseline, treatment, and 9-mo. follow-up is described. Treatment at home involved training family members in awareness of distorted cognitions and contingency management using a repetition-extinction technique. A marked change in compulsive behavior occurred on Day 3 of treatment. At follow-up no such behavior was noted.
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