title: Therapist- and self-monitored DRO contingencies as a treatment for the self-injurious skin picking of a young man with Asperger syndrome.
abstract: The use of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) has decreased, at least partially due to the development of less effortful alternative behavioral interventions (e.g., noncontingent reinforcement; Vollmer, Iwata, Zarcone, Smith, & Mazaleski, 1993). The effort associated with DRO contingencies may be lessened by incorporating self-monitoring components in which clients are responsible for the delivery of reinforcers for their own behavior. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of DRO in the treatment of self-injury when implemented first by the therapist and subsequently by the client.
authors: Louisiana State University, USA.
authors: Jeffrey H
authors: JH
authors: Tiger
authors: Wayne W
authors: WW
authors: Fisher
authors: Kelly J
authors: KJ
authors: Bouxsein
mesh_terms: D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult