@article{ref1,
title="Self-injurious behaviour in people with mental handicap: a total population study",
journal="Journal of mental deficiency research",
year="1987",
author="Oliver, C. and Murphy, G. H. and Corbett, J. A.",
volume="31",
number="2",
pages="147-162",
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).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-264X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}