Psychological treatment: token economy Flashcards
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Ayllon and Azrin
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- 45 female chronic schizophrenic patients, with an average of 16 years of hospitalisation
- they screamed for long periods of time, were mute, assaultive, incontinent and no longer ate with cutlery
- following a system of token economies, they were carefully reinforced which led to dramatic improvements
