Reduction in medication levels of drugs used to suppress inappropriate behavior (chlorpromazine, thioridazine and haloperidol) resulted in increases in performance on a discrimination learning task for seven residents of a state institution who are mentally retarded. After training to criterion on a
Effects of chlorpromazine and thioridazine on discrimination learning in children with mental retardation
โ Scribed by Ivan L. Beale; Owen A. Smith; Donald M. Webster
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 628 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-3580
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