title: Self-injurious behaviour in people with a mental handicap.
abstract: The population of a hospital for people with a mental handicap was surveyed and numerous variables analysed with regard to people displaying self-injurious behaviour (SIB). It is suggested that age, level of mental handicap, activities in which the person is engaged, and having no expressive language each has a significant influence on the frequency of self-injurious behaviour. Nearly three-quarters of the survey population were without expressive language and a majority self-injured more than once a day. Treatment methods employed were also included in the survey.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emberson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D007802:Language; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012652:Self Mutilation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires