Journal article
BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER BRIEF ISOLATION (TIME-OUT)
Abstract
Four adult, chronic psychotic inpatients were observed before, during and after the contingent application of time-out. Time-out was a part of their individual treatment programs, and consisted of placement in a furnitureless room for 15 minutes. Observations were made of 16 behaviors grouped into seven categories; these categories included both consequated and nonconsequated behaviors. Observation sessions lasted for 15 minutes with interval …
Authors
FINCH BE; WALLACE CJ; DAVIS JR
Journal
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 163, No. 6, pp. 408–413
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 1976
DOI
10.1097/00005053-197612000-00004
ISSN
0022-3018