title: Behavior modification protocols on a pediatric adolescent unit.
abstract: The use of operant conditioning protocols for the management of behavioral disturbances of hospitalized adolescents with serious chronic medical illnesses is discussed in this paper. The use of the protocol from the point of view of changing hospital staff interaction is emphasized. Three cases are used to illustrate the process by which the protocol is created and its therapeutic effect on the patient and staff.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations