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FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF LIFE-THREATENING DRUG INGESTION IN A DUALLY DIAGNOSED YOUTH |
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| Authors: | Susan Chapman Wayne Fisher Cathleen C Piazza Patricia F Kurtz |
| Abstract: | Few data exist on operant mechanisms associated with drug overdose. In this investigation, a functional analysis indicated that life-threatening drug ingestion exhibited by a dually diagnosed youth was maintained by negative reinforcement. An operant intervention, derived from behavioral assessment data, reduced drug ingestion to near-zero levels. |
| Keywords: | autistic youth behavioral assessment drug overdoses functional analysis |