@article{ref1,
title="Self-injury by people with mental retardation: a compulsive behavior hypothesis",
journal="American journal on mental retardation",
year="1993",
author="King, Bryan H.",
volume="98",
number="1",
pages="93-112",
abstract="Self-injury is a significant problem for many individuals with developmental disabilities, particularly those with severe or profound mental retardation. Many hypotheses have been suggested to account for self-injury, but none has been comprehensive. In this paper hypotheses suggesting psychological, behavioral, physiological, or neurochemical factors as causes of self-injury were critically reviewed. A compulsive behavior hypothesis was then introduced, which allows for alternative interpretations of some existing data and suggests several readily testable predictions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0895-8017",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}