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Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events
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Silverman, Wendy K.; Ortiz, Claudio D.; Viswesvaran, Chockalingham; Burns, Barbara J.; Kolko, David J.; Putnam, Frank W.; Amaya-Jackson, Lisa – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
The article reviews the current status (1993-2007) of psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents who have been exposed to traumatic events. Twenty-one treatment studies are evaluated using criteria from Nathan and Gorman (2002) along a continuum of methodological rigor ranging from Type 1 to Type 6. All studies were, at a minimum, robust…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Criteria, Depression (Psychology)
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Ethnic Minority Youth
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Huey, Stanley J., Jr.; Polo, Antonio J. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This article reviews research on evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for ethnic minority youth using criteria from Chambless et al. (1998), Chambless et al. (1996), and Chambless and Hollon (1998). Although no "well-established" treatments were identified, "probably efficacious" or "possibly efficacious" treatments were found for ethnic minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity, Depression (Psychology), Minority Groups
Meta-Analytic Study on Treatment Effectiveness for Problem Behaviors with Individuals Who Have Mental Retardation.
Didden, Robert; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997
Meta-analysis of 482 empirical studies on treatment of problem behaviors of individuals with mental retardation found that externally destructive behaviors are less successfully treated than socially disruptive and internally maladaptive behaviors. Also, response contingent procedures were significantly more effective than other procedures.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Intervention
Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions for Reducing Problem Behavior in Persons with Autism: A Quantitative Synthesis of Single-Subject Research.
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Campbell, Jonathan M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
Analysis of 117 research articles reporting use of behavioral interventions with single subjects with autism concluded that behavioral treatments are effective in reducing problematic behaviors. Type of target behavior and type of treatment did not moderate average treatment effect. Reliability of observation, number of treatment data points, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
Judgments of Restrictiveness, Social Acceptability, and Usage: Review of Research on Procedures to Decrease Behavior.
Morgan, Robert L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
The article reviewed research on professionals', consumers', and others' judgments of the restrictiveness, social acceptability, and estimated frequency of use of procedures to decrease problem behaviors of disabled persons. Most respondents agreed that more restrictive procedures should be used as a last resort and that less restrictive…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
A Meta-Analysis of Intervention Research with Problem Behavior: Treatment Validity and Standards of Practice.
Scotti, Joseph R.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
This meta-analysis of the developmental disabilities literature on remediation of problem behaviors evaluated relations between standards of practice, intervention and participant characteristics, and treatment validity. Results largely failed to support widespread assumptions of clinical practice such as the superiority of more intrusive…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Ethics, Instructional Effectiveness