Physical restraint intervention: Case report evaluation of an implementation-reduction strategy and long term outcome

Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 91-96

  Luiselli, James K ^a,b   Treml, Tania ^a   Kane, Amy ^a   Young, Nancy ^a  

^a MAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b May Center for Applied Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Autism; Behavior modification; Developmental disabilities; Differential release contingencies; Intellectual disability; Mental retardation; Pervasive developmental disorder; Physical restraint; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 4644293262     PISSN: 10573291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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