Utilizing increased response effort to reduce chronic hand mouthing

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 375-385

  Irvin, Douglas S ^a   Thompson, Thomas J ^b   Turner, William D ^b   Williams, Dorothy E ^b  

^a Murdoch Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hand mouthing; Response effort; Restraint; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER;

EID: 0032158639     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-375     Document Type: Article

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