Active versus passive management of post-acquired brain injury challenging behaviour: A case study analysis of multiple operant procedures in the treatment of challenging behaviour maintained by negative reinforcement

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 1616-1627

  Stewart, Inga ^a   Alderman, Nick ^a  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential reinforcement; functional analysis; neurobehavioural rehabilitation; OAS MNR; situational time out

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 78149434378     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2010.523050     Document Type: Article

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