Functional analysis and intervention to reduce self-injurious and agitated behavior when removing protective equipment for brief time periods

Behavior Modification

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 538-559

  O'Reilly, Mark F ^a   Murray, Nicole ^b,d   Lancioni, Giulio E ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^a   Lacey, Claire ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arm splints; Down's syndrome; Functional analysis; Profound intellectual disability; Protective equipment; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HELMET; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUND; TOPOGRAPHY; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 16844377215     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503255573     Document Type: Article

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