title: Massage for very severe self-injurious behaviour in a girl with Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
abstract: The authors report the use of massage in a case of severe self-injurious behaviour in a girl with Cornelia de Lange syndrome, after failing to elicit a response to conventional management for 10 years. Improvement was dramatic and the possible mechanisms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Psychiatry, Leicester University Medical School.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Dossetor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Couryer
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nicol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001143:Arousal; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003635:De Lange Syndrome / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology