Functional Analysis in Clinical Treatment

I have worked with children and adults with developmental disabilities for over 30 years as a volunteer; camp counselor; researcher; clinical psychologist in the British National Health Service; Chief Psychologist in developmental centers in Texas; consultant for many community services; and consultant to the states of Louisiana and Wyoming. I have been involved in professional training in Britain, Louisiana State University and now Queens College. It has always struck me that children and adults with developmental disabilities would have a better life, be happier, more autonomous and valued by other people if their staff and family members got a little help to do few simple things –interact positively and often, use contingent reinforcement accurately, teach a few simple skills and be more sensitive to preferences. I also believe that if these happened consistently, staff and family members would feel more competent.

1. Structural and functional approaches to psychopathology and case formulation Peter Sturmey, John Ward-Horner and Erica Doran 2. Operant and respondent behavior Peter Sturmey, John Ward-Horner and Erica Doran 3. Advanced concepts and methods of intervention in behavioral approaches to psychopathology Peter Sturmey, Erica Doran and John Ward-Horner 4. Functional analysis methodology in developmental disabilities Nienke Peters-Scheffer and Robert Didden 5. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Nancy A. Neef, Christopher J. Perrin and John Northup 6. The adaptive nature of coercive interactions between parents and their children with defiant Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: implications for treatment Jeffrey S. Danforth and James W. Diller 7. Function-based assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders Cathleen C. Piazza, Vivian F. Iban˜ez, Caitlin A. Kirkwood, Jaime G. Crowley and Sarah D. Haney 8. Tic disorders and trichotillomania Raymond G. Miltenberger, Jordan T. Stiede, Douglas W. Woods and Michael B. Himle 9. Encopresis and enuresis Marianne L. Jackson, W. Larry Williams, Sharlet D. Rafacz and Patrick C. Friman 10. Stereotypic movement disorder Craig H. Kennedy and Michael E. May 11. A contextual model of care for persons with dementia Adrienne K. Chong, Ali Molaie and Jane E. Fisher 12. Brain injury Mark R. Dixon, Jessica M. Hinman and Holly L. Bihler 13. A behavioral approach to the treatment of substance use disorders Sarah H. Heil, Catalina N. Rey, Danielle R. Davis and Stephen T. Higgins 14. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders David A. Wilder, Stephen E. Wong, Ansley C. Hodges and Hallie M. Ertel 15. Major depressive disorder Alexandra L. Rose, Derek R. Hopko, Carl W. Lejuez and Jessica F. Magidson 16. The fear factor: A functional perspective on anxiety Patrick C. Friman and Simon Dymond 17. Sexual disorders Joseph J. Plaud 18. Eating disorders Ata Ghaderi 19. Personality disorders Rhonda Merwin, Purdence Cuper, Thomas Lynch and Kibby McMahon 20. Impulse-control  disorders Mark R. Dixon, Jessica M. Hinman and Taylor E. Johnson 21. A behavioral approach to the treatment of chronic illnesses Bethany R. Raiff, Connor Burrows, Jessica Nastasi, Caitlyn Upton and Matthew Dwyer 22. Functional analysis in clinical treatment: 10 years of progress, current status, and future directions Peter Sturmey