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  • Title: Self-injury by people with mental retardation: a compulsive behavior hypothesis.
    Author: King BH.
    Journal: Am J Ment Retard; 1993 Jul; 98(1):93-112. PubMed ID: 8373567.
    Abstract:
    Self-injury is a significant problem for many individuals with developmental disabilities, particularly those with severe or profound mental retardation. Many hypotheses have been suggested to account for self-injury, but none has been comprehensive. In this paper hypotheses suggesting psychological, behavioral, physiological, or neurochemical factors as causes of self-injury were critically reviewed. A compulsive behavior hypothesis was then introduced, which allows for alternative interpretations of some existing data and suggests several readily testable predictions.
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