IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

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An Overview of the Literature on the Token Economy in Schizophrenia

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Dr Manish Tyagi

Abstract

The basis for token economy interventions is based on operant conditioning concepts. Skinner proposed two blows of operant behavior, which are broad generalizations that apply to a wide variety of human actions and have been confirmed by a vast body of research investigations, building on the work of previous psychologists. The token economy is a therapy method based on operant conditioning and social learning concepts. The token economy, which was created in the 1950s and 1960s for long-stay hospital patients, has gone out of popularity since then. The present study was conducted as part of the Patient Outcomes Research Team's 2003 update of schizophrenia treatment guidelines (PORT). A total of 13 controlled token economy experiments were examined. The research, taken together, show that the token economy is successful in improving the adaptive behaviors of schizophrenia patients. The majority of the research, however, are restricted by methodological flaws and the historical circumstances in which they were conducted. More study is required to establish the token economy's particular advantages when used in conjunction with modern psychosocial and psychopharmacological therapies.

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