On Self-injurious Behaviour in Prison

Self-injurious Behaviour 1 Running head: SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOUR The Relationship between Stereotyped Movements and Self-Injurious Behaviour in Children with Developmental or Sensory Disabilities

Treatment of self-injurious behaviour with overcorrection.

INTRODUCTION Self-injurious behaviours are frequently observed in facilities for psychiatric and mentally retarded patients. Baumeister and Rollings (in press), in a review of treatment procedures for self-injurious behaviour, concluded that contingent aversive stimulation, such as electric shock, is the most effective means of suppressing these behaviours, but because of recent court decisions...

Self-injurious behaviour in people with intellectual disability.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarises the recent trends in research in the field of self-injurious behaviour in people with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. RECENT FINDINGS New data on incidence, persistence and severity add to studies of prevalence to indicate the large scale of the clinical need. A number of person characteristics have been repeatedly identified in p...

Self-injurious behaviour in young children with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.

The early development of self-injurious behaviour in three young boys (aged 17, 25, and 30 months at start of study) with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome was examined by means of parental interviews and by direct observations completed at 3 to 4 monthly intervals over an 18-month period. Results suggest that the self-injury began in a different way from that of other young children with autism and/or deve...

Self-injurious behaviour as part of genetic syndromes.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper is to review the association between genetic syndromes and self-injurious behaviour. METHOD The information available from the literature on the subject of self-injurious behaviours and genetic syndromes was collated and presented with a critical appraisal. RESULTS Self-injurious behaviours are associated with some genetic syndromes. However, the causal ...