Management of a hyperactive-conduct disordered child through correspondence training: a preliminary study.
This study examined the clinical effects of correspondence training procedures in the management of a hyperactive-conduct disordered boy. During the reinforcement of promise-do correspondence procedure, a toy (reinforcer) was given contingent upon the presence of a promise to inhibit target behaviors (e.g., inattention, overactivity, aggression) and the actual inhibition of such behaviors. This intervention was programmed in a multiple baseline design across settings. Consistently lower levels of hyperactivity and conduct disorders were noted during treatment, relative to baseline. A demonstration of the indirect effects of the procedures upon the child's academic performance was also seen.
Paniagua
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Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
Morrison
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Black
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D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012931:Social Environment; D014040:Token Economy