Behavioral function effects on intervention acceptability and effectiveness for self-injurious behavior

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-154

  Hastings, Richard P ^a   Boulton, Holly V N ^b   Monzani, Louisa C ^b   Tombs, Anna K H ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral interventions; Reinforcement based interventions; Self injury; Social validity; Treatment acceptability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NORMAL HUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; STAFF; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 1542722946     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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