Analysis of outcome variables of a token economy system in a state psychiatric hospital: a program evaluation

Comaty, Joseph E.; Stasio, Michael J.; Advokat, Claire

doi:10.1016/s0891-4222(01)00070-1

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“…One example of such a program is token economy (Comaty et al 2001), which has also shown to increase adaptive behavior in schizophrenic patients (Dickerson et al 2005). …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treatment Outcome in Patients Receiving Assertive Community Treatment

Kortrijk

Mulder

Roosenschoon

et al. 2009

Community Ment Health J

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In an observational study of severely mentally ill patients treated in assertive community treatment (ACT) teams, we investigated how treatment outcome was associated with demographic factors, clinical factors, and motivation for treatment. To determine psychosocial outcome, patients were routinely assessed using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS). Trends over time were analyzed using a mixed model with repeated measures. The HoNOS total score was modeled as a function of treatment duration and patient-dependent covariates. Data comprised 637 assessments of 139 patients; mean duration of follow-up was 27.4 months (SD = 5.4). Substance abuse, higher age, problems with motivation, and lower educational level were associated with higher HoNOS total scores (i.e., worse outcome). To improve treatment outcome, we recommend better implementation of ACT, and also the implementation of additional programs targeting subgroups which seem to benefit less from ACT.

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“…One example of such a program is token economy (Comaty et al 2001), which has also shown to increase adaptive behavior in schizophrenic patients (Dickerson et al 2005). …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treatment Outcome in Patients Receiving Assertive Community Treatment

Kortrijk

Mulder

Roosenschoon

et al. 2009

Community Ment Health J

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“…B. [30,31] ). Studien, die gezielt den Eff ekt von SDM-Ans ä tzen bei Eltern von behandlungsbed ü rftigen Kindern untersuchen, sind uns nicht bekannt.…”

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Ergänzung der klassischen Artikulationstherapie durch Kontingenzmanagement und Shared-Decision-Making: eine Therapieeffektstudie

Günther¹,

Hautvast²

2009

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“…Token economies have been employed to mitigate structural problems that frequently occur in correctional institutions, such as prisoners' lack of access to reinforcement (Dean & Reppucci, 1974), unclear or inconsistent rules, or problem behaviors which occur at an extremely high frequency (Nay, 1974). Correctional programs have used token economies to successfully increase the rate of a wide variety of behaviors, such as promptness (Nay, 1974), rule compliance (Hobbs & Holt, 1976;Nay, 1974), interacting with peers (Hobbs & Holt, 1976), watching the news (Bassett, Blanchard, & Koshland, 1975), chore completion (Comaty, Stasio, & Advokat, 2001;Dean & Reppucci, 1974;Hobbs & Holt, 1976), following the rules of organized sports (Hobbs & Holt, 1976), dressing neatly (Comaty et al, 2001;Milan & McKee, 1974), walking in a straight line (Hobbs & Holt, 1976), attending remedial education classes (Bassett et al, 1975;Milan & McKee, 1974), and passing academic achievement tests (Kandel, Ayllon, & Roberts, 1976). Token economies have also been used to decrease inappropriate behavior, such as incidents of violence (Comaty et al, 2001;Dean & Reppucci, 1974) and intense behavioral episodes (Field, Nash, Handwerk, & Friman, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

Prison as Punishment: A Behavior-Analytic Evaluation of Incarceration

Apel

Diller

2016

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The USA currently imprisons over 2.2 million people (Glaze and Kaeble, 2014). Of those, about 70 % will be rearrested within 3 years of release (Durose, Cooper, & Synder, 2014). If prison is viewed as a large-scale intervention, it lacks empirical support of effectiveness. The present paper reviews criminological data related to incarceration and evaluates components of imprisonment in light of behavior-analytic research on punishment. These factors include elements such as the individual's learning history and aspects of the punisher (e.g., intensity and immediacy). Partnering with other professionals, behavior analysts interested in this area could apply their skills in research and practice to help mitigate a large-scale problem of great social significance.

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Analysis of outcome variables of a token economy system in a state psychiatric hospital: a program evaluation

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

Treatment Outcome in Patients Receiving Assertive Community Treatment

Treatment Outcome in Patients Receiving Assertive Community Treatment

Ergänzung der klassischen Artikulationstherapie durch Kontingenzmanagement und Shared-Decision-Making: eine Therapieeffektstudie

Prison as Punishment: A Behavior-Analytic Evaluation of Incarceration

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