ERIC Number: EJ418274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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The Compassion of Distinguishing Punishing Behavioral Treatment from Aversive Treatment.
Butterfield, Earl C.
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v95 n2 p137-41 Sep 1990
This introduction to several articles on punishment in treating persons with mental retardation notes the ethical dilemmas involved and offers the editor's view that research on the side effects and relative efficacy of various treatments for reducing self-injurious behaviors should continue, and clinical practice should be guided by research findings. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Ethics, Mental Retardation, Punishment, Research Needs, Self Mutilation, Therapy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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