Chronic rumination reduction in a severely developmentally disabled adult following combined use of positive and negative contingencies

The use of combined positive and negative contingencies markedly reduced ruminative behavior in a severely mentally retarded, blind 20-year-old male residing in a residential treatment facility. A 95.4% decrease in rumination events occurred from baseline to follow-up. This procedure is offered as a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry 2006-06, Vol.37 (2), p.140-145
Hauptverfasser:	Sanders-Dewey, Neva E.J., Larson, Michael E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy Biological and medical sciences Child Developmental Disabilities Developmental disability Developmentally disabled people Differential reinforcement Disabled Persons Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood - prevention & control Humans Male Medical sciences Mental retardation Negative reinforcement Positive reinforcement Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reinforcement (Psychology) Rumination Severity of Illness Index Treatments Vomiting
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Zusammenfassung:	The use of combined positive and negative contingencies markedly reduced ruminative behavior in a severely mentally retarded, blind 20-year-old male residing in a residential treatment facility. A 95.4% decrease in rumination events occurred from baseline to follow-up. This procedure is offered as an effective and convenient treatment for chronic rumination.
ISSN:	0005-7916 1873-7943
DOI:	10.1016/j.jbtep.2005.03.001