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THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLE INTEGRITY IN THE BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT OF TOURETTE SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Carr James E.,
Bailey Jon S.,
Carr Crystal A.,
Coggin Amy M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199601)11:1<35::aid-bin147>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - psychology , tics , tourette syndrome , context (archaeology) , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
We examined the effects of self‐monitoring, dissimilar response practice, and competing response practice on the tics of two preadolescent males with Tourette Syndrome. Tic frequencies were assessed using an alternating treatments design over the course of approximately 1 month. The data indicate that neither of the participants’ tics changed as a result of the interventions. Upon examination of independent variable integrity data, we noticed that the participants were not implementing the treatments as instructed. The results are discussed in the context of improving the research methodology in this area, particularly with respect to independent variable integrity measures.