Citation

Deb S. Br. J. Psychiatry 1998; 172: 385-388.

Affiliation

Division of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff. Deb@Cardiff.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9747398

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this paper is to review the association between genetic syndromes and self-injurious behaviour. METHOD: The information available from the literature on the subject of self-injurious behaviours and genetic syndromes was collated and presented with a critical appraisal. RESULTS: Self-injurious behaviours are associated with some genetic syndromes. However, the causal relationship between the genetic syndromes and the self-injurious behaviour remains far from clear. CONCLUSIONS: Although self-injurious behaviour has been shown to be the part of a broader phenotype in many genetic disorders, the specificity and sensitivity of these behaviours in this context remain unclear.

Language: en