TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Self-injurious behaviour in people with mental handicap: a total population study
JO  - Journal of mental deficiency research
A1  - Oliver, C.
A1  - Murphy, G. H.
A1  - Corbett, J. A.
SP  - 147
EP  - 162
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - A survey of self-injurious behaviour in people receiving services for mental handicap was carried out in one health region. Six hundred and sixteen adults and children were found to have engaged in self-injurious behaviour sufficient to have caused tissue damage in the previous 4 months and 596 of these were screened. Half were resident in hospital while 28% were in non-hospital residential care and the remainder (21%) were living at home. Nearly one-fifth (19%) showed self-injurious behaviour, of one or more types, at a rate of at least once per hour and a further 13% wore protective or restraining devices for all or part of the day or night. Only 2% were enrolled on formal psychological treatment programmes but nearly half were receiving psychotropic drugs (excluding anticonvulsants).<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-264X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -