A critical analysis of data‐based studies examining behavioral interventions with children and adolescents with brain injuries

Abstract

This paper is a review and critical analysis of 20 data-based studies examining the effects of behavioral interventions with children and adolescents with brain injuries in the rehabilitation, residential, and educational settings. First, the selection criteria and article search methods that were used to locate the studies are described. The procedures for each of the studies are then discussed. The studies are evaluated along several dimensions related to experimental control and are discussed for their significance to both the brain injury and behavioral disciplines. Future areas of research are also proposed.

Applied Behavior Analysis in Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation: A Meta‐analysis of Single‐case Design Intervention Research

“…Gurdin, Huber, and Cochran () reviewed the effects of behavioral interventions in 20 studies conducted with participants under the age of 22 years who were receiving services from pediatric care providers. Studies were included in this review if the following criteria were met: (i) if an experimental design was used; (ii) if the independent variable was behavioral in nature; and (iii) if operational definitions were included.…”

“…Ancestral searches of recent literature reviews of behavioral interventions in brain injury rehabilitation were also conducted (i.e., Cattelani et al, 2010;Gurdin et al, 2005;Laatsch et al, 2007;Ylvisaker et al, 2007). From these initial searches, 1410 articles were identified as of May 2012.…”

A Systematic Review of Parenting Interventions for Traumatic Brain Injury

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Online programs as tools to improve parenting: A meta-analytic review

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