[Self-injurious-behavior in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities].
10% of the children and teenagers with intellectual disability develop self-injurious behavior during lifespan. The causes for this are investigated, often various and reach from learn-theoretical up to neurobiological conditions. The available work gives overview of the current state of research to the etiology, further factors of influence as well as the process of self-injurious behavior by intellectual disability. Beyond that current diagnostics procedures, standard of treatment of the last thirty years and their effectiveness are presented and discussed finally.
Rojahn
Johannes
J
Center for Behavioral & Cognitive Development, George Mason University, USA.
Bienstein
Pia
P
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome