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    Progress in Behavior Modification: Volume 18
    Progress in Behavior Modification: Volume 18
    Progress in Behavior Modification: Volume 18
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    Progress in Behavior Modification: Volume 18

    By Michel Hersen, Richard M. Eisler and Peter M. Miller

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    Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 18 covers the developments in behavior modification. The book discusses the behavioral analysis of chronic pain and its management; controlled drinking; and the research and applications in behavioral community psychology. The text also describes the physical, social, and programmatic context of behavior; the behavioral assessment and management of pediatric pain; and self-reinforcement by children. The advances in behavioral approaches to adolescent health care are also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and pediatricians will find the book invaluable.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateOct 22, 2013
    ISBN9781483219189
    Progress in Behavior Modification: Volume 18

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