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A Behavioristic Approach

MAJ Gene R. Moss, MC, USAR; John J. Boren, PhD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1971;24(5):441-447.

Abstract
Three relatively simple procedures derived from the experimental analysis of behavior are described with clinical illustrations: (1) a specific, operational definition of the patient's problem; (2) a specific, operational definition of treatment goals; and (3) establishment of a system of measurement to determine direction and magnitude of change. Through systematic application to psychiatric treatment, these procedures are designed to provide an operational technology for evaluation of therapeutic effectiveness.

Author Affiliations
Washington, DC

From the Division of Neuropsychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center (MAJ Moss), and the Department of Psychology American University, Washington DC (Dr. Boren).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 9, 1970.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

Reprint requests to Division of Neuropsychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington DC 20012 (MAJ Moss).

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