Role of Medical Conditions in the Exacerbation of Self-Injurious Behavior: An Exploratory Study

This descriptive study of 25 patients (ages 3 to 35) with severe/profound mental retardation and self-injurious behavior (SIB) found that 7 patients had previously undiagnosed medical conditions likely to cause pain or discomfort. Six of the seven patients experienced decreased SIB with treatment of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mental retardation (Washington) 1997-04, Vol.35 (2), p.124-151
1. Verfasser:	Bosch, Joni
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Behavior Therapy Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Clinical Diagnosis Comorbidity Diagnosis, Differential Diseases Etiology Female Gastrointestinal Diseases - complications Gastrointestinal Diseases - psychology Gastrointestinal Diseases - therapy Humans Intellectual deficiency Intellectual Disability - complications Intellectual Disability - psychology Intervention Male Medical Evaluation Medical sciences Medical Services Outcomes of Treatment Pain Pain - etiology Pain - psychology Pain Management Patient Admission Patient Care Team Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Retrospective Studies Self Injurious Behavior Self-Injurious Behavior - etiology Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology Self-Injurious Behavior - therapy Severe Mental Retardation
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Zusammenfassung:	This descriptive study of 25 patients (ages 3 to 35) with severe/profound mental retardation and self-injurious behavior (SIB) found that 7 patients had previously undiagnosed medical conditions likely to cause pain or discomfort. Six of the seven patients experienced decreased SIB with treatment of their medical conditions. Results support the importance of considering medical conditions in determining SIB etiology. (Author/DB)
ISSN:	0047-6765 1931-1338
DOI:	10.1352/0047-6765(1997)035<0124:ROMCIT>2.0.CO;2