Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0917816 (mental retardation)
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Treatment of an institutionalized 34-year-old female with mental retardation (who may have been psychotic) for acrophobia was described. Prior to therapy her phobia had precluded her placement in an upper-level ward. Assessment and therapy took place over 6 weeks and involved 13 sessions, totalling 15 hours of graduated exposure. A further 10 hours of therapy were undertaken 7 months later due to the demands of her new setting. Eighteen-month follow-up indicated that all gains had been maintained. Unprogrammed generalization was limited.
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PMID:Treatment of acrophobia of an institutionalized adult with mental retardation. 292 21