Using behavioral interventions to treat children and adolescents with ADHD leads to improvement in functional outcomes in both children and parents.

Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 28, No. 3 (May 2003), pp. 282-298 (17 pages) Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is being used increasingly in schools as a potentially effective means of matching ...

A therapeutic intervention is an effort to help someone in need who declines treatment or is otherwise unable to help themselves. In some cases, an intervention takes the form of a meeting between ...

"This may be the first demonstration that a behavioral intervention for autism is associated with changes in brain function as well as positive changes in behavior," Dr. Tom Insel, director of the ...

This article reviewed behavioral treatment of restricted and repetitive behavior and interests (RRBIs) specifically for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) 8 years of age and younger.

The Certificate in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) prepares educators and related service personnel to address the unique behavioral needs of PreK–12 learners through proactive, ...

The brain disease model of addiction has also fostered the development of behavioral interventions to help restore balance in brain circuitry that has been affected by drugs. 52 For example ...

Verbal behavior interventions grounded in applied behaviour analysis have emerged as central to supporting language and social communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorder.

The Center for Implementation Research in Cancer in Later Life (CIRCL) supports innovative interdisciplinary research that improves the dissemination and implementation of behavioral health ...

Conclusions A behavioral weight-loss intervention significantly reduced weight over a period of 18 months in overweight and obese adults with serious mental illness.