NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Effects of Function-Based Crisis Intervention on the Severe Challenging Behavior of Students with Autism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stevenson, Bradley S.; Wood, Charles L.; Iannello, Alana C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2019
A percentage of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities engage in severe, dangerous challenging behaviors. Two common approaches for intervening for these behaviors are function-based interventions (FBI), which have been effective at reducing such behaviors, and crisis intervention, which has been shown to increase staff…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Intervention, Behavior Modification
The Persistence of Self-Injurious and Aggressive Behavior in Males with Fragile X Syndrome over 8 Years: A Longitudinal Study of Prevalence and Predictive Risk Markers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Crawford, Hayley; Karakatsani, Efthalia; Singla, Gursharan; Oliver, Chris – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Self-injurious and aggressive behaviors are common in fragile X syndrome (FXS). However, little is known about the persistence of these behaviors and associated risk markers. We established the prevalence and persistence of self-injurious and aggressive behaviors over eight years in males with FXS, and associations with risk markers. Results…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Aggression, Males, Genetic Disorders
The Spectrum of Disease in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McKee, Ann C.; Stein, Thor D.; Nowinski, Christopher J.; Stern, Robert A.; Daneshvar, Daniel H.; Alvarez, Victor E.; Lee, Hyo-Soon; Hall, Garth; Wojtowicz, Sydney M.; Baugh, Christine M.; Riley, David O.; Kubilus, Caroline A.; Cormier, Kerry A.; Jacobs, Matthew A.; Martin, Brett R.; Abraham, Carmela R.; Ikezu, Tsuneya; Reichard, Robert Ross; Wolozin, Benjamin L.; Budson, Andrew E.; Goldstein, Lee E.; Kowall, Neil W.; Cantu, Robert C. – Brain, 2013
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive tauopathy that occurs as a consequence of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. We analysed post-mortem brains obtained from a cohort of 85 subjects with histories of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 68 subjects: all males, ranging…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Head Injuries, Chronic Illness, Brain
Mediation Analysis of Mode Deactivation Therapy (Reanalysis and Interpretation)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bass, Christopher K.; Apsche, Jack A. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2013
A key component of Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) is the development of self-awareness and regulatory skills by the client with the aim of helping adolescent males with conduct disordered behaviors, including sexually inappropriate behaviors and emotional dysregulation. The goal includes altering specific behaviors to fall within socially…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
Constipation Associated with Self-Injurious and Aggressive Behavior Exhibited by a Child Diagnosed with Autism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Christensen, Tory J.; Ringdahl, Joel E.; Bosch, Joni J.; Falcomata, Terry S.; Luke, Jeffrey R.; Andelman, Marc S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
A functional analysis was conducted to identify the role environmental variables had on the maintenance of self-injury and aggression. At the outset of the evaluation, an abdominal x-ray showed a moderate to large amount of stool throughout the colon (i.e., constipation). Consequently, medication was administered to promote bowel emptying. Initial…
Descriptors: Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior, Child Behavior, Autism
Brief Report: Aggression and Stereotypic Behavior in Males with Fragile X Syndrome-- Moderating Secondary Genes in a "Single Gene" Disorder
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hessl, David; Tassone, Flora; Cordeiro, Lisa; Koldewyn, Kami; McCormick, Carolyn; Green, Cherie; Wegelin, Jacob; Yuhas, Jennifer; Hagerman, Randi J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Although fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a single gene disorder with a well-described phenotype, it is not known why some individuals develop more significant maladaptive behaviors such as aggression or autistic symptoms. Here, we studied two candidate genes known to affect mood and aggression, the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) and monoamine…
Descriptors: Autism, Etiology, Males, Aggression
Analysis of Behavioural Responding across Multiple Instructional Conditions for a Child with Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carter, Stacy L.; Wheeler, John J. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2007
The effects of multiple instructional conditions on self-injury/aggression and on-task behaviours were assessed with a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with childhood disintegrative disorder. Behavioural responses were assessed as part of an educational evaluation to determine the occurrence of target behaviours in relation to varying degrees of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Cues, Males, Responses
Self-Directed and Other-Directed Aggressive Behavior in a Forensic Sample.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hillbrand, Marc – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1992
Assessed 50 habitually aggressive men for self-directed (SDAB) and other-directed (ODAB) aggressive behavior. SDAB subjects engaged in more frequent verbal aggression, physical aggression against objects, and physical aggression against others, and more severe verbal and physical aggression against others than did exclusively ODAB subjects.…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Clinical Diagnosis, Interpersonal Relationship
A Case Analysis of MDT with an Adolescent with Conduct Personality Disorder and Fire Setting Behaviors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Apsche, Jack A.; Siv, Alexander M.; Bass, Christopher K. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2005
This case study examines a 16.5-year-old male adolescent who engages in fire setting, severe aggression and self injurious and impulsive behaviors. He was treated with Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) for four months and his problem behaviors have been reduced significantly. He was previously treated with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). It…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Males, Adolescents, Behavior Modification