title: Behavioral research in self-injury and self-stimulation.
abstract: This article reviews the behavioral literature on self-injury and self-stimulation. Studies investigating the causes of such pathologic behavior and methods of treatment are critiqued. New, promising treatment procedures, such as "sensory extinction," are described and discussed.
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy*; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012653:Self Stimulation