Vibratory or Visual Stimulation Reduces Self-Injury.

Taylor, Caroline R.; Chamove, Arnold S.

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ERIC Number: EJ360888

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Publication Date: 1986

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Vibratory or Visual Stimulation Reduces Self-Injury.

Taylor, Caroline R.; Chamove, Arnold S.

Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v12 n4 p243-48 Dec 1986

The effects of alternate forms of sensory stimulation on self-injurious behavior (SIB) in a profoundly retarded 24-year-old female were evaluated. Both vibratory stimulation (a massager) and visual stimulation (flashing red light) equally and significantly decreased the subject's SIB in both treatment and nontreatment environments. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Outcomes of Treatment, Self Destructive Behavior, Self Mutilation, Severe Mental Retardation, Stimulation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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