title: Functional assessment and treatment of life-threatening drug ingestion in a dually diagnosed youth.
abstract: Few data exist on operant mechanisms associated with drug overdose. In this investigation, a functional analysis indicated that life-threatening drug ingestion exhibited by a dually diagnosed youth was maintained by negative reinforcement. An operant intervention, derived from behavioral assessment data, reduced drug ingestion to near-zero levels.
authors.affiliation: Neurobehavioral Unit, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kurtz
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000523:psychology*; D004924:Escape Reaction; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012931:Social Environment
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs