@article{ref1,
title="Treatment with propranolol of severe self-injurious behavior in a blind, deaf, retarded adolescent",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1994",
author="Lang, C. and Remington, D.",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="265-269",
abstract="Self-injurious behavior represents a significant barrier to behavioral interventions with retarded children. The etiology of this behavior is hypothesized as secondary to a state of overarousal. beta blockers are believed to be uniquely useful medications in having an effect on self-injurious behaviors through their ability to reduce arousal in the face of stimulation and demands. The case presented describes a multiply handicapped adolescent with severe self-injury who responded to 300 mg of propranolol with a gradual but steady reduction in self-injury over 12 months. Concurrent with this was the emergence of increased interactions and benefit from behavioral interventions.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/00004583-199402000-00016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199402000-00016"
}