Further evaluation of the role of protective equipment in the functional analysis of self-injurious behavior

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2002-03

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Borrero, John C.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Wright, Carrie S.; Lerman, Dorothea C.; Kelley, Michael E.; Further evaluation of the role of protective equipment in the functional analysis of self-injurious behavior; Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 35(1): 69–72 (2002); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1284362/

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self-injury
protective equipment
functional analysis
trichotillomania

Abstract

Using a procedure similar to the one described by Le and Smith (in press), we evaluated the effects of protective equipment during a functional analysis for 2 individuals who engaged in severe self-injurious behavior (SIB). Results of our analyses revealed that the use of protective equipment during functional analyses of SIB suppressed levels of responding such that a behavioral function could not be identified.