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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Late Life
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Calamari, John E.; Pontarelli, Noelle K.; Armstrong, Kerrie M.; Salstrom, Seoka A. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2012
Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has received increasing attention, the study and treatment of OCD in late life has been neglected. The obsessions and compulsions seen with older adults do not appear to differ from the symptoms experienced by other age groups, although developmental issues might influence symptom focus (e.g., memory…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Older Adults, Memory, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Assessment and Intervention for Students Who Self-Injure
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Carroll, Crystal; Olwig, Heather; Vasquez, Melissa – Communique, 2011
When students reach adolescence, they have often been known to devise destructive outlets for their self-expression (e.g., suggestive dress, tattoos, piercing, and sexual risk-taking). Recently growing in popularity, to almost epidemic proportions in the general adolescent population, is the act of self-injury. Self-injury refers to the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, Adolescents
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Specific Phobias with a Child Demonstrating Severe Problem Behavior and Developmental Delays
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Davis, Thompson E., III; Kurtz, Patricia F.; Gardner, Andrew W.; Carman, Nicole B. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBTs) are widely used for anxiety disorders in typically developing children; however, there has been no previous attempt to administer CBT for specific phobia (in this case study, one-session treatment) to developmentally or intellectually disabled children. This case study integrates both cognitive-behavioral and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems
Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Expressive Therapy Interventions: Applying the Trauma Outcome Process in Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems.
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Rasmussen, Lucinda A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2001
Presents intervention strategies based on the Trauma Outcome Process, an integrated treatment model for guiding clinical practice with children with sexually abusive behavior problems. The steps for completing a comprehensive assessment are reviewed, and strategies are presented to help clinicians create a therapeutic alliance and increase these…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Cognitive Restructuring
Pica: A Review of Recent Assessment and Treatment Procedures
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Carter, Stacy L.; Wheeler, John J.; Mayton, Michael R. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004
The phenomenon of pica has been described within the literature in many ways, from a socially acceptable practice to a life threatening behavior. Recent prevalence rates of pica indicate relatively low occurrence of this phenomenon that makes it difficult to easily identify trends in practices related to pica. Recent literature on pica (1990 to…
Descriptors: Timeout, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior
A New Way with Autistic and Other Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Miller, Arnold; Eller-Miller, Eileen – 1992
This monograph describes the program of the Language and Cognitive Development Center (Massachusetts), which serves toddlers and school-aged children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). An introduction presents incidence figures, the program's philosophy, the program's approach to assessment, intervention with children…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Restructuring