@article{ref1,
title="Psychological interventions in self-injurious behaviour. Working with people with a learning disability",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1998",
author="Halliday, S. and Mackrell, K.",
volume="172",
number="",
pages="395-400",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Psychological approaches to working with people with learning disabilities who self-injury have developed over the past 30 years. METHOD: The major literature is reviewed and an ecological framework is described which emphasises the importance of environmental, interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics to understanding the multi-factorial nature of self-injury. Case examples are given. RESULTS: Self-injury is seen as essentially communicative and functionally adaptive; it is the person's best attempt to deal with abusive, neglecting or traumatic environments or events. CONCLUSIONS: The persistence of self-injurious behaviour once established, requires an interdisciplinary approach which addresses comprehensively the variety of factors which have contributed to the development and maintenance of self-injury.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}