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Peer reviewedHanna, Fred J.; Hanna, Constance A.; Keys, Susan G. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1999
Takes a transtheoretical approach using ideas from cognitive behavioral, existential, Gestalt, psychodynamic, and multicultural therapies to describe both new and established strategies for relationships building with defiant youth. Arranges strategies in three categories: reaching, accepting, and relating. Suggestions for counselors when working…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Counseling
A Cueing Procedure To Control Impulsivity in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Peer reviewedPosavac, Heidi D.; Sheridan, Susan M.; Posavac, Steven S. – Behavior Modification, 1999
Tests the efficacy of a cueing procedure for improving the impulse regulation of four boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) during social skills training. Behavioral data suggested that all subjects demonstrated positive changes in impulse regulation. Likewise, the treatment effects appeared to have produced positive effects on…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Cues, Hyperactivity
Kennedy, Craig H.; Meyer, Kim A. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1998
This article reviews basic literature on behavioral pharmacology and integrates these findings with existing applied research regarding psychotropic medication. Suggestions are provided for improving research practices, increasing the diversity of people in decision-making regarding medication use, and developing consumer-friendly strategies for…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children
Peer reviewedMuck, Randolph; Zempolich, Kristin A.; Titus, Janet C.; Fishman, Marc; Godley, Mark D.; Schwebel, Robert – Youth & Society, 2001
Describes current approaches to adolescent substance abuse treatment, including the 12-step treatment approach, behavioral treatment approach, family-based treatment approach, and therapeutic community approach. Summarizes research that assesses the effectiveness of these models, offering findings from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Community Involvement, Community Programs
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Direct linkMurphy, Carol; Barnes-Holmes, Dermot; Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
Mand functions for two stimuli (A1 and A2) were trained for 3 children with autism and were then incorporated into two related conditional discriminations (A1-B1/A2 -B2 and B1-C1/B2-C2). Tests were conducted to probe for a derived transfer of mand response functions from Al and A2 to C1 and C2, respectively. When 1 participant failed to…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Autism, Verbal Operant Conditioning, Child Behavior
Wilder, David A.; Normand, Matthew; Atwell, Julie – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
We examined the use of noncontingent reinforcement to decrease self-injury and increase bite acceptance in a child who exhibited food refusal. First, a brief functional analysis suggested that self-injury was maintained by escape from food presentation. Next, we evaluated an intervention that involved noncontingent access to a video during feeding…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior
Peer reviewedCassady, Joslyn D.; Kirschke, David L.; Jones, Timothy F.; Craig, Allen S.; Bermudez, Ovidio B.; Schaffner, William – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: Outbreak investigations are challenging in a cross-cultural context, and outbreaks of psychiatric disease are rare in any community. We investigated a cluster of unexplained debilitating illness among Amish girls. Method: We reviewed the medical records of cases, consulted with health care providers, performed active case finding,…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Psychiatry, Patients, Intervention
Peer reviewedElliott, Lawrence; Orr, Linda; Watson, Lynsey; Jackson, Andrew – Adolescence San Diego, 2005
This paper reviews the international scientific evidence on the effectiveness of secondary prevention interventions for young drug users. The review provides insight into the effectiveness of interventions that have been evaluated using moderately strong research designs. Most of the studies included are from the United States of America. Some…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Behavior Modification, Residential Care
Hagopian, Louis P.; Kuhn, Stephanie A. Contrucci; Long, Ethan S.; Rush, Karena S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
Functional communication training (FCT) is a widely used treatment for individuals with developmental disabilities who exhibit severe behavior problems. One inherent challenge of employing FCT as a treatment in the community is that reinforcement for appropriate communication cannot always be immediate or even possible in some circumstances. Of…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Reinforcement, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems
Falcomata, Terry S.; Roane, Henry S.; Hovanetz, Alyson N.; Kettering, Tracy L.; Keeney, Kris M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2004
In the current study, we examined the utility of a procedure consisting of noncontingent reinforcement with and without response cost in the treatment of inappropriate vocalizations maintained by automatic reinforcement. Results are discussed in terms of examining the variables that contribute to the effectiveness of response cost as treatment for…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Punishment, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Bastien, Celyne H.; Morin, Charles M.; Ouellet, Marie-Christine; Blais, France C.; Bouchard, Sebastien – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Forty-five adults with primary insomnia received cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) implemented in a group therapy format, in individual face-to-face therapy or through brief individual telephone consultations. The results indicate that CBT was effective in improving sleep parameters with all 3 methods of treatment implementation, and there was no…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Group Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Cognitive Restructuring
Klein, Daniel N.; Santiago, Neil J.; Vivian, Dina; Blalock, Janice A.; Kocsis, James H.; Markowitz, John C.; McCullough, James P., Jr.; Rush, John A.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Arnow, Bruce A.; Dunner, David L.; Manber, Rachel; Rothbaum, Barbara; Thase, Michael E.; Keitner, Gabor I.; Miller, Ivan W.; Keller, Martin B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Although the efficacy of maintenance pharmacotherapy for the prevention of recurrence in major depressive disorder (MDD) is well documented, few studies have tested the efficacy of psychotherapy as a maintenance treatment. The authors examined the efficacy of the cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) as a maintenance…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Patients, Maintenance, Depression (Psychology)
Spring, Bonnie; Pagoto, Sherry; Pingitore, Regina; Doran, Neal; Schneider, Kristin; Hedeker, Don – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The authors compared simultaneous versus sequential approaches to multiple health behavior change in diet, exercise, and cigarette smoking. Female regular smokers (N = 315) randomized to 3 conditions received 16 weeks of behavioral smoking treatment, quit smoking at Week 5, and were followed for 9 months after quit date. Weight management was…
Descriptors: Sequential Approach, Behavior Modification, Health Behavior, Dietetics
Chu, Brian C.; Kendall, Philip C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Ratings of child involvement in manual-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety were associated with the absence of primary anxiety diagnosis and reductions in impairment ratings at posttreatment for 59 children with anxiety (ages 8-14 years). Good-to-excellent interrater reliability was established for the independent ratings of 237…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Outcomes of Treatment
Hardy, Gillian E.; Cahill, Jane; Stiles, William B.; Ispan, Caroline; Macaskill, Norman; Barkham, Michael – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Of 76 clients receiving 8-20 sessions of cognitive therapy (CT) in a joint university and a national health service clinic, 31 experienced sudden gains that appeared very similar to those first reported in clinical trials of CT by T. Z. Tang and R. J. DeRubeis (1999) and subsequently replicated in other studies. The sudden gains appeared less…
Descriptors: Therapy, Health Services, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
