TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Self-injury by people with mental retardation: a compulsive behavior hypothesis
JO  - American journal on mental retardation
A1  - King, Bryan H.
SP  - 93
EP  - 112
VL  - 98
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-8017
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -