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Self-injurious behavior.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 1 Jan 2018
Huisman Sylvia, Mulder Paul, Kuijk Janneke, Kerstholt Myrthe, van Eeghen Agnies, Leenders Arnold, van Balkom Ingrid, Oliver Chris, Piening Sigrid, Hennekam Raoul
Abstract excerpt
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is a relatively common behavior in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Severe SIB can be devastating and potentially life-threatening. There is increasing attention for somatic substrates of behavior in genetic syndromes, and growing evidence of an association between pain and discomfort with SIB in people with ID and genetic syndromes. In this review on SIB...
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