Citation

Zarcone JR, Brown I, Langdon PE, Mullane M, Scheithauer M. Perspect. Behav. Sci. 2023; 46(2): 349-354.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s40614-023-00381-2

PMID

37425987

PMCID

PMC10323054

Abstract

In this article, the authors provide their response to the Association for Behavior Analysis International (2022) position statement on the use of contingent electric skin shock (CESS). In this response, we address concerns raised by the task force regarding limitations of the Zarcone et al. (2020) review article in which both methodological and ethical concerns were raised about the quality of research in the use of CESS with people with disabilities in the treatment of challenging behavior. We note that with the exception of the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts, no state or country currently supports the use of CESS as it is not recognized as the standard of care in any other program, school, or facility.

Language: en

Keywords

Contingent electric skin shock; Challenging behavior; Punishment