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REDUCTIONS IN SELF‐INJURY PRODUCED BY TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION
Author(s) -
Fisher Wayne W.,
Bowman Lynn G.,
Thompson Rachel H.,
Contrucci Stephanie A.,
Burd Larry,
Alon Gad
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-493
Subject(s) - transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , stimulation , anesthesia , psychology , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , alternative medicine , pathology
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is used to reduce pain but also may be useful for self‐injurious behavior (SIB). In the current investigation, a microcurrent electromedical device, classified as a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS), was applied with a man with Down syndrome who displayed SIB that persisted in the absence of social contingencies. Although clinically significant results were not maintained, a clear difference in the rates of SIB during active and inactive TENS was observed.