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Review
. 1989;10(1):85-104.
doi: 10.1016/0891-4222(89)90031-0.

A 20 year review of punishment and alternative methods to treat problem behaviors in developmentally delayed persons

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A 20 year review of punishment and alternative methods to treat problem behaviors in developmentally delayed persons

J L Matson et al. Res Dev Disabil. 1989.

Abstract

Relevant journals were reviewed (n = 23) for a 20 year period (1967 to 1987) to assess the status of treatments for severe behavior problems of developmentally delayed persons. A hand search of journals was made; 382 studies were identified. Procedures were analyzed by problem behaviors treated, side effects reported, whether the procedure involved painful stimuli, nonpainful stimuli, food satiation, positive procedures, extinction or combinations of methods. The number of studies reported yearly was also plotted. The implication of these data for federal and state policy makers and for treatment programs dealing with difficult to treat clients is discussed.

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