Citation

Rincover A. Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 1986; 9(4): 755-766.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3543894

Abstract

This article reviews the behavioral literature on self-injury and self-stimulation. Studies investigating the causes of such pathologic behavior and methods of treatment are critiqued. New, promising treatment procedures, such as "sensory extinction," are described and discussed.

Language: en