TOKEN ECONOMY PROGRAM IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY CORRECTIONAL HOSPITAL

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The purpose of this study was to implement a token economy program in a correctional hospital. Forty-one low functioning male patients were studied regardless of diagnostic record or criminal offense. Patients selected were indifferent, apathetic, dependent, and institutionalized. The results indicate that behaviorally inactive patients engaged in reinforced activities in order to gain access to a variety of reinforcers. Token economy programs can be an effective treatment method in a maximum security correctional hospital.

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