Contingent reinforcement and contingent restraint to treat severe aggression and self-injury in mentally retarded and autistic adults

The effectiveness of contingent restrain

The effectiveness of contingent restraint on aggression, self-injury, and property destruction of institutionalized mentally retarded persons

✍ Scott Spreat; Debra Stepansky 📂 Article 📅 1986 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 799 KB

This study was a retrospective evaluation of in place treatment procedures. Clinical data were reviewed from 45 cases in which contingent restraint was employed in an effort to modify the inappropriate behaviors of institutionalized mentally retarded persons. Statistically significant decrements in