title: Utility of verbal-nonverbal correspondence-training techniques in outpatient pediatric settings.
abstract: Verbal-nonverbal correspondence training is a behavioral approach recommended in the development of adaptive behaviors and the reduction of problem behaviors. This paper summarizes research findings involving 4 verbal-nonverbal correspondence-training techniques and then illustrates the potential utility of these techniques in general pediatric settings. Particular emphasis is placed on strategies pediatricians could employ to teach patients how to use these techniques effectively to decrease problem behaviors at home (e.g., ADHD, refusing to take the prescribed medication, eating problems) among children seen in outpatient pediatric settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0189, USA.
authors.forename: Freddy A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Paniagua
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010372:Pediatrics; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D012057:Reinforcement, Verbal; D012951:Socialization; D014040:Token Economy; D014705:Verbal Behavior