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- Title
Interventions for inappropriate sexual behavior in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A brief review.
- Authors
Falligant, John Michael; Pence, Sacha T.
- Abstract
Although prevalence rates vary, 6% to 28% of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDDs) engage in inappropriate sexual behavior (ISB), ranging from public masturbation to sexually aggressive behavior. Along with increased risk for contacting the criminal justice system, people with IDDs who display ISB may encounter negative social consequences, restricted community access and barriers to independence, and a variety of counter‐therapeutic outcomes. The purpose of the present review is to highlight recent, efficacious behavior‐analytic treatments for ISB in individuals with IDDs. Ethical considerations and areas for future research will be discussed.
- Subjects
AGGRESSION (Psychology); BEHAVIOR therapy; CRIMINAL justice system; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; MASTURBATION; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; PSYCHOLOGY of People with disabilities; REINFORCEMENT (Psychology); SELF-management (Psychology); HUMAN sexuality; BEHAVIOR disorders
- Publication
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020, Vol 53, Issue 3, p1316
- ISSN
0021-8855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jaba.716