Self-injurious behaviour in people with intellectual disability

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 412-416

  Oliver, Chris ^a   Richards, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; behavioural intervention; behavioural phenotypes; pharmacology; self injurious behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; ENDORPHIN; RISPERIDONE;

AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PARENT COUNSELING; PEER REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77955468737     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32833cfb80     Document Type: Review

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