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    • Teaching Severely Self-Abusive and Aggressive Autistic Residents to Exit to Fire Alarms, M.L. Israel, D.A. Connollyy, R.E. von Heyn, J.M. Rock, and P.W. Smith, 1993.

    • Side Effects of Contingent Shock Treatment, W.M.W.J. van Oorouw, M.L. Israel, R.E. von Heyn and P.C. Duker, August 2007.

  • Submitted for Publication

    • An Example of the Effectiveness of Contingent Skin Shock with Problem Behaviors that Proved Refractory to Standard Positive-Only Techniques, N.A. Blenkush, R.E. von Heyn, M.L. Israel, 2007.

    • The Effect of Contingent Skin Shock on Treated and Untreated Behaviors, N.A. Blenkush, R.E. von Heyn, M.L. Israel, 2007.

    • Seven Case Studies of Individuals Expelled from Positive-Only Programs, M.L. Israel, N.A. Blenkush, R.E. von Heyn, C.C. Sands, 2007.

    • Treatment of Aggression with Behavioral Programming that Includes Supplementary Skin-Shock, M.L. Israel, N.A. Blenkush, R.E. von Heyn, P.M. Rivera, 2007.

  • Available on JRC Website

    • Treatment of Life-Threatening Vomiting and Rumination with Contingent Electric Shock, R. Worsham, M.L. Israel, and R.E. von Heyn, 1992.

    • A Comparison of the Long-Term Decelerative Effectiveness of Two Intensities of Contingent Electric Shock on Aggressive and Health Dangerous Behavior with Individuals with Severe Behavioral Disorders, R.E. von Heyn, M.L. Israel, and R. Worsham, 1993.

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