The effectiveness of contingent restraint on aggression, self-injury, and property destruction of institutionalized mentally retarded persons
✍ Scribed by Scott Spreat; Debra Stepansky
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 799 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-0847
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✦ Synopsis
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 the rates of inappropriate behavior were detected over the 18 months of study. Clinically meaningful improvement in the rates of behavior were detected in 53% of the cases in which the target behavior was either aggression, selfinjury, or property destruction. The inclusion of less serious behaviors in the study did not substantially increase this rate. Effectiveness appeared to be more pronounced for males, younger persons, persons with short institutional tenures, and persons who were free from psychotropic medication during the course of treatment.