The token economy for schizophrenia: Review of the literature and recommendations for future research

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 405-416

  Dickerson, Faith B ^a   Tenhula, Wendy N ^b,c   Green Paden, Lisa D ^b  

^a SHEPPARD PRATT HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Capitol Health Care Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Operant conditioning; Schizophrenia; Social learning; Token economy

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 18944369638     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2004.08.026     Document Type: Article

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