Outpatient treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum with stimulus control and imagery procedures

Hyperemesis gravidarum is a frequent illness among women in their first trimester of pregnancy. This study evaluated the use of an outpatient behavioral approach to treat hyperemesis in four women. The subjects, all health care professionals, were treated with stimulus control and imagery procedures in an A-B design, with follow-up. The results demonstrated the clinical effectiveness of outpatient behavioral treatment procedures in the management of mild/moderate hyperemesis gravidarum.