Oliver, C. and Murphy, G.H. and Corbett, J. (1987) Self-injurious behaviour in people with a mental handicap: a total population survey. Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 31 . pp. 147-162. ISSN 0022-264X.
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Abstract
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).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV1568 Disability studies |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Tizard |
| Depositing User: | Jo Ruffels |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2012 11:35 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2013 15:09 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/32119 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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