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Direct linkCall, Nathan A.; Simmons, Christina A.; Mevers, Joanna E.; Alvarez, Jessica P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Pica is a potentially deadly form of self-injurious behavior most frequently exhibited by individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Research indicates that pica can be decreased with behavioral interventions; however, the existing literature reflects treatment effects for small samples (n = 1-4) and the overall success of such…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders
Bowman-Perrott, Lisa; Burke, Mack D.; Zaini, Samar; Zhang, Nan; Vannest, Kimberly – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2016
The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a classroom management strategy that uses an interdependent group-oriented contingency to promote prosocial behavior and decrease problem behavior. This meta-analysis synthesized single-case research (SCR) on the GBG across 21 studies, representing 1,580 students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12. The TauU effect…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Classroom Techniques, Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
Download full textApsche, Jack A.; Bass, Christopher K.; DiMeo, Lucia – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2011
MDT provides an empirically based treatment for adolescents with behavioral problems such as anger, oppositional defiant and sexual and physical aggression (Apsche & DiMeo, 2010). It offers therapists a more efficient and timely intervention that positively effects recidivism rates (Apsche, Bass & Murphy, 2004). Based on Cognitive Behavioral…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Behavior Disorders, Adolescents, Males
Scahill, Lawrence; McDougle, Christopher J.; Aman, Michael G.; Johnson, Cynthia; Handen, Benjamin; Bearss, Karen; Dziura, James; Butter, Eric; Swiezy, Naomi G.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Stigler, Kimberly A.; Sukhodolsky, Denis D.; Lecavalier, Luc; Pozdol, Stacie L.; Nikolov, Roumen; Hollway, Jill A.; Korzekwa, Patricia; Gavaletz, Allison; Kohn, Arlene E.; Koenig, Kathleen; Grinnon, Stacie; Mulick, James A.; Yu, Sunkyung; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs) have social interaction deficits, delayed communication, and repetitive behaviors as well as impairments in adaptive functioning. Many children actually show a decline in adaptive skills compared with age mates over time. Method: This 24-week, three-site, controlled clinical trial…
Descriptors: Socialization, Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Squires, Garry; Caddick, Katie – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2012
There has been a growing interest in the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in school settings by educational psychologists in England. This small-scale study set out to explore the effectiveness of a school-based, eight-session CBT intervention for 12-13-year-old children with externalizing behavioural difficulties. Twelve pupils were…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Educational Psychology, Psychologists
Whittal, Maureen L.; Robichaud, Melisa; Woody, Sheila R. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2010
Contemporary cognitive treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) dates back to 1985, and rests on the premise that infrequent unwanted intrusions are essentially universal. As such, it is not the intrusion that is the focus of treatment but rather the interpretation or appraisal placed upon the intrusion. A number of cognitive domains are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Etiology, Effect Size, Video Technology
Scheeringa, Michael S.; Weems, Carl F.; Cohen, Judith A.; Amaya-Jackson, Lisa; Guthrie, Donald – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: The evidence base for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in youth is compelling, but the number of controlled trials in very young children is few and limited to sexual abuse victims. These considerations plus theoretical limitations have led to doubts about the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Young Children, Cognitive Restructuring
Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Treatment Trials for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Watson, Hunna J.; Rees, Clare S. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Objective: To conduct a meta-analysis on randomized, controlled treatment trials of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Method: Studies were included if they employed randomized, controlled methodology and treated young people (19 years or under) with OCD. A comprehensive literature search identified 13 RCTs containing 10…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Meta Analysis, Antisocial Behavior, Child Behavior
Cheney, Douglas; Flower, Andrea; Templeton, Tran – Journal of Special Education, 2008
Response to Intervention (RtI) has become an important element of policy, practice, and research since the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In this article, five metrics recommended by Gresham (2005) were used to evaluate the progress of 127 students who were at risk of developing emotional disturbance and…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, High Risk Students
Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Carrey, Normand J.; Willoughby, Michael T.; King, Sara; Andrade, Brendan F. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
This study examined whether response to behavior modification with and without methylphenidate differed for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct problems (CP) depending on the presence of callous/unemotional (CU) traits. Participants were 37 children ages 7 to 12, including 19 with ADHD/CP-only and 18 with…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Behavior Modification, Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders
Augimeri, Leena K.; Farrington, David P.; Koegl, Christopher J.; Day, David M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
We examined the immediate, short- and long-term effectiveness of the SNAP[TM] Under 12 Outreach Project (ORP)--a community-based program for children under the age of 12 at risk of having police contact. Sixteen pairs of children were matched on age, sex and severity of delinquency at admission, and randomly assigned to the ORP or to a control…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Check Lists, Intervention, Delinquency
Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1986
Sixteen studies were analyzed that employed single-subject designs focusing on conduct disorders in preschoolers. Results indicated that reinforcement produced most positive outcomes, followed by punishment, timeout, and differential attention. Subject characteristics such as sex, handicapping condition, and target behavior typically bore little…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Olive, Melissa L.; Smith, Benjamin W. – Educational Psychology, 2005
This study compared visual analyses with five alternative methods for assessing the magnitude of effect with single subject designs. Each method was successful in detecting intervention effect. When rank ordered, each method was consistent in identifying the participants with the largest effect. We recommend the use of the standard mean difference…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Regression (Statistics), Evaluation Methods, Research Design
Eells, Tracy D.; Lombart, Kenneth G.; Kendjelic, Edward M.; Turner, L. Carolyn; Lucas, Cynthia P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Sixty-five expert, experienced, and novice cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic psychotherapists provided "think aloud" case formulations in response to 6 standardized patient vignettes varying in disorder and prototypicality. The 390 formulations were reliably transcribed, segmented into idea units, content coded, and rated on multiple…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Allied Health Personnel, Patients, Cognitive Restructuring
Maughan, Denita R.; Christiansen, Elizabeth; Jenson, William R.; Olympia, Daniel; Clark, Elaine – School Psychology Review, 2005
A meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Training for children and adolescents with externalizing behaviors and disruptive behavior disorders was conducted with 79 outcome studies conducted between 1966 and 2001. Separate analyses were conducted for studies employing between-subjects, within-subjects, and single-subject…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Meta Analysis
