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The use of aversive stimuli with the retardate is controversial. This paper describes the successful application of electrical stimulation to eliminate self-abusive behavior. It is presented as an advocacy for a form of treatment which has its rightful place in our armamentarium and can be of benefit to many severely-profoundly retardates. To deny them this benefit is considered unethical, inhumane, unfair and absolutely wrong.
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He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (P) and a certified Mental Hospital Administrator.
Mr. Vrablic is head of the psychology department at Wilton. Previously he was on the staff of the Detroit Commission on Community Relations. He also worked for nine years as a clergyman in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Rechter, E., Vrablic, M. The right to treatment including aversive stimuli. Psych Quar 48, 445–449 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01562167
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