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The Self-Injurious Behavior Inhibiting System (also known as SIBIS) is a form of positive punishment that reduces the instance of self-harm in developmentally disabled individuals. SIBIS has shown effectiveness in reducing the frequency and intensity of self-harm in this population.

Benefits and Application of SIBIS
SIBIS is designed to swiftly reduce the rate of SIB via an aversive stimulus through a positive punishment contingency. For instance, each time the patient strikes his or her head sufficiently hard enough to register on the velocity impact detector, SIBIS delivers a small shock of 84v at 3.5 mA. The delivered shock is designed not to be very painful but instead uncomfortable. Thomas R. Linscheid and colleagues have demonstrated a perfect example of the efficacy of SIBIS. A multiple baseline study of five individuals with severe SIB was conducted. In this study the dependent variable is hits per minute and the independent variable is the SIBIS unit. The results show that shortly after the implementation of SIBIS, self-injury dropped drastically in all five subjects (T. R. Linscheid). Noteworthy, during the baseline of the study patients gestured for the return of SIBIS; the patients were more calm and relaxed once the unit was returned (T. R. Linscheid).