Rapid assessment of the effects of restraint on self-injury and adaptive behavior.
We evaluated the effects of restraint on occurrences of self-injurious behavior (SIB) and adaptive responses exhibited by 2 individuals across eight response-effort conditions: baseline (no restraints); restraint sleeves without stays; restraints with 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 thin metal stays; and restraints with five thick metal stays. From this analysis, we identified a restraint level for each participant that reduced SIB but did not inhibit adaptive responding.
Wallace
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MD
University of Florida 32611, USA.
Iwata
B A
BA
Zhou
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L
Goff
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GA
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009042:Motivation; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome