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The Effect of Holidays on a Token Economy Regime

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Peter A. Elliott
Peter A. Elliott*
Affiliation:
St Crispin Hospital, Duston, Northampton
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Summary

This preliminary study investigates the effect on patients' performance of a set time off, in the form of a short holiday, from a strict reinforcement (token economy) regime.

Assessment was by the patients' mean token earnings before and after the holiday and their self-care and work performance throughout. The results suggest that a holiday from a token economy has beneficial effects for patients.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 130 , Issue 5 , May 1977 , pp. 481 - 483
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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