Behavioral treatment of chronic skin-picking in individuals with developmental disabilities: A systematic review

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-315

  Lang, Russell ^a   Didden, Robert ^b   Machalicek, Wendy ^c   Rispoli, Mandy ^d   Sigafoos, Jeff ^e   Lancioni, Giulio ^f   Mulloy, Austin ^g   Regester, April ^a   Pierce, Nigel ^g   Kang, Soyeon ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental disability; Prader Willi; Self excoriation; Self injury; Skin picking; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLOVE; HELMET; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; SELF MUTILATION; SKIN;

EID: 77949262969     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.10.017     Document Type: Review

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