Functional analysis and treatment of elopement

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 653-672

  Piazza, Cathleen C ^a   Hanley, Gregory P ^b   Bowman, Lynn G ^b   Ruyter, John M ^b   Lindauer, Steven E ^b   Saiontz, Deborah M ^b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Concurrent operants; Developmental disabilities; Elopement; Functional analysis; Reinforcer assessments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031298611     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-653     Document Type: Article

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