TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Behavior therapy and civil liberties
JO  - American psychologist, The
A1  - Davison, Gerald C.
A1  - Stuart, Richard B.
SP  - 755
EP  - 763
VL  - 30
IS  - 7
N2  - Discusses several misconceptions about behavior therapy. A number of current issues regarding constitutional rights are described as they relate to the practice of behavior therapy: the issue of absolute vs contingent rights, the selection of legitimate goals for behavior change in institutions, the right to treatment, and consent to treatment and research. It is argued that behavior therapy can contribute significantly to the preservation of civil liberties through the generation of knowledge about how behavior is developed, maintained and changed. (31 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)<p /> 
LA  - 
SN  - 0003-066X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0076990
ID  - ref1
ER  -