Child Psychiatry and Human Development

, Volume 16, Issue 2, pp 87–96 | Cite as

The effectiveness of behavior modification on hyperkinesis

  • Leonard Hersher
Articles

Abstract

A review of all controlled studies of the effectiveness of behavior modification on hyperkinesis, published over the last 20 years, found that clinically hyperactive children are less likely to improve after behavior therapy than are moderately overactive children. Clinically hyperactive children respond to immediate, but not to delayed rewards.

Keywords

Social Psychology Behavior Modification Hyperactive Child Overactive Child 
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© Human Sciences Press 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leonard Hersher
    • 1
  1. 1.State University of New York at SyracuseSyracuse

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