Treatment of repeated self- injurious behaviour with naltrexone: a case report
A wide array of behavioral techniques and psychotropic medications are used to treat self-injurious behaviour associated with mental retardation, autism and other developmental disabilities. The behaviors range from biting to mutilating self. We describe a young male patient with severe self-injurio...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Sri Lanka Journal of psychiatry 2013-12, Vol.4 (2), p.49-51 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A wide array of behavioral techniques and psychotropic medications are used to treat self-injurious behaviour associated with mental retardation, autism and other developmental disabilities. The behaviors range from biting to mutilating self. We describe a young male patient with severe self-injurious behavior who was successful treated with naltrexone. Previous treatment with antipsychotics had not been effective.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v4i2.6066
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| ISSN: | 2012-6883 2012-6883 |
| DOI: | 10.4038/sljpsyc.v4i2.6066 |