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Murrell, Amy R.; Scherbarth, Andrew J. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2011
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999) has been found effective in treating a wide number of psychological conditions affecting adults. To date, however, little research has been done on the use of ACT with youth and parents. Few efforts have been made at summarizing the literature that does exist. This article,…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification, Children, Adolescents
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Schaal, David W. – Behavior Analyst, 2012
This article presents an introduction to "The Behavior-Analytic Origins of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy: An Example of Behavioral Neurorehabilitation," by Edward Taub and his colleagues (Taub, 2012). Based on extensive experimentation with animal models of peripheral nerve injury, Taub and colleagues have created an approach to overcoming…
Descriptors: Injuries, Behavior Disorders, Therapy, Genetics
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Oeseburg, B.; Jansen, D. E. M. C.; Dijkstra, G. J.; Groothoff, J. W.; Reijneveld, S. A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Valid community-based data on the prevalence of chronic diseases in adolescents (12-18 years) with intellectual disability (ID-adolescents) are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence rates and the nature of chronic diseases in a population of ID-adolescents and to compare them with the rates among adolescents in the general…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Foreign Countries