Effects of DRL and DRL combined with response cost on perseverative verbal behavior of an adult with mental retardation and obsessive compulsive disorder
✍ Scribed by George Kostinas; Alison Scandlen; James K. Luiselli
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-0847
- DOI
- 10.1002/bin.70
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Although there has been increased interest in the identification and diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in people who have developmental disabilities, clinical research has been reported infrequently. The present single‐case study evaluated the effects from systematic behavioral intervention with a 26‐year‐old man who had moderate mental retardation, OCD, and exhibited perseverative verbalizations. Verbalizations were reduced when the man gained access to preferred activities contingent upon a low response frequency (DRL: differential reinforcement of low‐rate responding). The behavior was reduced further when a DRL contingency was implemented in the form of a response cost procedure. The implications of these findings for the treatment of OCD in people with developmental disabilities are discussed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.