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ReviewBehavior analysis in practice2025

Functional Analysis Decision-Making Considerations.

Katherine R Brown, Casey Irwin Helvey, Michael P Kranak, Abigail Lavin

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Review in Behavior analysis in practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Prevalence of Error Types of Synthesized Contingency Assessments.Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.) · 2026
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  3. On the Evidence for Interactive Effects During and Following Synthesized Contingency Assessments.Behavioral interventions : theory & practice in residential & community-based clinical programs · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Katherine R BrownPsychology Department, Utah State University's Sorenson Center for Clinical Excellence, 6405 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84321 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3438-7042
Casey Irwin HelveyRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ USA.
Michael P KranakOakland University, Rochester, MI USA.
Abigail LavinPsychology Department, Utah State University's Sorenson Center for Clinical Excellence, 6405 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84321 USA.

Funding

Using Behavioral Economics to Mitigate Relapse of Problem Behavior in an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities PopulationR21HD113794 · NICHD · OAKLAND UNIVERSITY · PI KRANAK, MICHAEL · 2024 to 2024
$426k
Optimizing Dimensions of Reinforcement to Enhance Behavioral InterventionsR21HD113881 · NICHD · AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT AUBURN · PI FALLIGANT, JOHN · 2024 to 2025
$385k
NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD113794NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD113881
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional analysis (FA) is often considered an integral component of treating severe challenging behavior (e.g., aggression, self-injury). Given its essential nature, there are a growing number of publications aimed at supporting clinicians' understanding of FA design and methodological refinements for addressing barriers to implementation. The current paper builds on previous work by offering a guide for clinicians new to FA implementation. In particular, guidance is provided on

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AssessmentChallenging behaviorClinical decision-makingFunctional analysis methodology

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PMID41523829
PMCPMC12779788

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