Medication regimen: a subject characteristic rarely reported in behavior modification studies.
The present study determined whether articles describing attempts to alter behavior in mentally retarded participants through nonpharmacological interventions typically specify whether participants received medication during the experiments. From 1978 through 1982, the vast majority of such articles published in the American Journal of Mental Deficiency, Behavior Modification, Behavior Therapy, the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and Mental Retardation failed to specify whether participants were receiving drugs. In addition, very few articles examined pharmacological interventions or attempted to address the interaction of drug and nondrug treatments.
Poling
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Grossett
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Karas
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Breuning
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D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs