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Integration of a behavior modification program into a traditionally oriented residential treatment center for
Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia
|September 1, 1977
Summary
Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital integrated behavior modification into its child psychiatry program. This shift involved challenges and successes in treating psychotic children, evolving parent roles, and comprehensive care.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychiatry
- Behavioral Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital: the first U.S. psychiatric hospital for children.
- Traditional psychoanalytic orientation.
- Exploratory studies in behavior modification began in the mid-1960s.