Self-injurious behavior in mental retardation

Author(s): Lynn, D.

Journal/Book: Curr Opin Psychiatry. 1998; 11: 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8NH, England. Rapid Science Publishers. 523-526.

Abstract: Self-injurious behavior is commonly observed in the population with mental retardation, particularly persons with profound intellectual disability. This review covers the most recent research concerning the phenomenology, pathogenesis, and treatment of self-injurious behavior in mental retardation. Curr Opin Psychiatry 11:523-526.

Note: Article King BH, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Inst Neuropsychiat, Div Child & Adolescent Psychiat, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles,CA 90024 USA

Keyword(s): NEONATAL 6-HYDROXYDOPAMINE-LESIONED RAT; DOPAMINERGIC NEURON SYSTEM; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; ADULTS; DEPRESSION; DISORDER

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