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Parents' Acceptability Ratings of Alternative Treatments for Use with Mentally Retarded Children

Nirbhay N. Singh

Janine E. Watson

University of Canterbury

Alan S. W. Winton

Massey University

Parents of mentally retarded children rated the acceptability of four treatment techniques: differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI), over correction, time-out, and drug therapy. The treatments were described in a clinical case study of a mentally retarded child; acceptability was evaluated using the Treatment Evaluation Inventory and the Semantic Differential. The most acceptable treatment was DRI followed by overcorrection. Time-out and drug therapy proved least acceptable but were not rated significantly different from each other. This study extends findings from previous research on treatment accept- ability to parents of mentally retarded children, which is important because they are often involved in choices and implementation of treatment alternatives for their children.

Behavior Modification, Vol. 11, No. 1, 17-26 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/01454455870111002
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