Contingent glove wearing for the treatment of self-excoriating behavior in a sensory-impaired adolescent.
Contingently applied protective equipment is a treatment strategy to control self-injury but one that has received limited experimental evaluation. This study examined the effects of contingent glove wearing for the treatment of self-excoriating, skin picking behavior in a sensory-impaired adolescent. Brief application of gloves following occurrences of self-injury produced clinically significant reductions in the behavior as demonstrated in a multiple-baseline design. Intervention effects were maintained at 1- and 3-month follow-up assessments.
Luiselli
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D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011481:Protective Clothing; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000628:therapy*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications