Self-injurious behaviour in persons with a mental handicap: An epidemiological study in an Irish population

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-15

  Hillery, John ^a   Mulcahy, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Stewarts Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

epidemiology; mental handicap; residential centres; self injurious behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030942288     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700002834     Document Type: Article

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