Date of Award
Spring 5-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Masters in Behavior Analysis
Department
Education and Human Services
First Advisor
Robbie Hanson
Abstract
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) may be best known for the treatment of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, such as those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, ABA also has a long history of effective outcomes with other populations, such as with individuals who are admitted to inpatient psychiatric facilities (Dougher, 2004; Harvey et al., 2009). In 2018, 187,877 individuals in the United States were reported as receiving treatment for mental health disorders (Lutterman, 2022). Given behavior analysis’ success implementing operant procedures with these populations, an updated review of the literature on the use of behavior analysis within these settings seems warranted, as the most recent review of the research in this area occurred more than three decades ago. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to conduct an updated systematic literature review on the use of behavior analysis within inpatient psychiatric settings through the year of 2024 and to expand previous search and coding criteria found in previous literature. The results and directions for future research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Henry, Stephanie and Hanson, Robbie, "A Systematic Literature Review of Behavior Analysis in Psychiatric Inpatient Settings" (2025). Theses. 1423.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1423