TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - The immediate and long-term effectiveness of overcorrection in treating self-injurious behavior in a mentally retarded adult
JO  - Applied research in mental retardation
A1  - Halpern, L. F.
A1  - Andrasik, F.
SP  - 59
EP  - 65
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - A brief positive practice overcorrection procedure was used as a method of eliminating head-banging in a profoundly mentally retarded adult. Treatment produced an immediate reduction in head-banging episodes, with near zero occurrence of behavior during the third phase of treatment. One year later data collection was resumed on the subject for an 11-week period. Data from the long-term follow-up revealed that head-banging continued to occur, but mean weekly levels of episodes (M = 5.8) were still well below those recorded during the baseline period (M = 18.8). The overcorrection procedure produced immediate short-term effects and, in this case, was also effective in the long-term. Variables related to the maintenance of response suppression are discussed with respect to this intervention's success.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0270-3092
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -