@article{ref1,
title="Reducing self-injury and corresponding self-restraint through the strategic use of protective clothing",
journal="Journal of applied behavior analysis",
year="1984",
author="Silverman, K. and Watanabe, K. and Marshall, A. M. and Baer, D. M.",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="545-552",
abstract="We examined the use of protective clothing to reduce a retarded male's face-punching and leg-kicking and two corresponding forms of self-restraint--arm and leg self-restraint. The resident was observed each day in three sessions of randomly ordered conditions (one condition per session): without any protective clothing, with a padded helmet, and with a padded helmet and padded slippers. Use of the padded helmet substantially reduced face-punching and arm self-restraint. The addition of padded slippers reduced leg-kicking and leg self-restraint. These results suggest a practical and effective means of controlling self-injury and self-restraint. They are also consistent with the possibility that the resident's arm restraint was maintained in part by escape or avoidance of face-punching and that his leg restraint was maintained in part by escape or avoidance of leg-kicking.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-8855",
doi="10.1901/jaba.1984.17-545",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1984.17-545"
}