TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of visual arts instruction on the mental health of adults with mental retardation and mental illness
AU - Malley, Sharon M.
AU - Dattilo, John
AU - Gast, David
PY - 2002/8/1
Y1 - 2002/8/1
N2 - Single-subject multiple probe designs were employed in two studies with 5 young adults who had a dual diagnosis of mental retardation and mental illness. Our aim was to determine effects of instruction designed to teach visual arts activity skills and promote personal expressiveness on acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of these skills and behaviors associated with these persons' mental health. In Study 1, a 5-second constant time delay procedure was used to teach three chosen art activities. In Study 2, an instructional package was used to promote personally expressive behaviors. After learning the skills in Study 1, participants in Study 2 displayed improvement in occurrence of behaviors associated with mental illness and increases in personally expressive behaviors.
AB - Single-subject multiple probe designs were employed in two studies with 5 young adults who had a dual diagnosis of mental retardation and mental illness. Our aim was to determine effects of instruction designed to teach visual arts activity skills and promote personal expressiveness on acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of these skills and behaviors associated with these persons' mental health. In Study 1, a 5-second constant time delay procedure was used to teach three chosen art activities. In Study 2, an instructional package was used to promote personally expressive behaviors. After learning the skills in Study 1, participants in Study 2 displayed improvement in occurrence of behaviors associated with mental illness and increases in personally expressive behaviors.
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U2 - 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0278:EOVAIO>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0278:EOVAIO>2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
C2 - 12123392
AN - SCOPUS:0036673420
VL - 40
SP - 278
EP - 296
JO - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
JF - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
SN - 1934-9491
IS - 4
ER -