@article{ref1,
title="A non-aversive behavioral-pharmacological intervention for severe self-injury in an adult with dual sensory impairment",
journal="Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry",
year="1991",
author="Luiselli, J. K.",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="233-238",
abstract="The severe and high-rate self-injurious (face slapping) behavior of a woman who was deaf and legally blind was reduced to near-zero levels following implementation of a multicomponent treatment program in combination with psychotropic medication. Behavioral treatment incorporated the noncontingent wearing of a protective helmet, rearrangement of social contingencies, and gradual fading of the helmet in a transfer of stimulus control paradigm. The client was prescribed lithium shortly after the introduction of the behavioral program and the dosage was increased over the course of treatment. A six-month follow-up revealed a near-absence of self-injury. Several explanations for the therapeutic control from the behavioral-pharmacological intervention are presented.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0005-7916",
doi="10.1016/0005-7916(91)90022-W",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-7916(91)90022-W"
}