Griffin J C, Ricketts R W, Williams D E, Locke B J, Altmeyer B K, Stark M T
Richmond State School, Texas 77469.
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1987 Sep;38(9):959-63. doi: 10.1176/ps.38.9.959.
The extent, nature, and treatment of self-injurious behavior was surveyed among 2,663 developmentally disabled children and adolescents in a large metropolitan school district during the 1984-85 school year. Sixty-nine, or 2.6 percent, of the students exhibited at least one type of self-injurious behavior during the preceding 12 months; 59 percent of these students were males and 41 percent were females. Most of the self-injurious students were either severely or profoundly retarded, and their mean age was 10.2 years. Although almost three-quarters of the students exhibited self-injurious behavior at least daily, only a third were engaged in formal treatment programs for the problem. More than half (53.6 percent) had been restrained during the preceding 12 months for such behavior, and 8.7 percent had received psychotropic medications. The authors believe that the development of effective treatment strategies for self-injurious individuals living in the community may help them avoid institutionalization.
1984 - 1985学年期间，在一个大城市学区的2663名发育障碍儿童和青少年中，对自我伤害行为的程度、性质及治疗情况进行了调查。在之前的12个月里，69名学生（占2.6%）表现出至少一种自我伤害行为；这些学生中59%为男性，41%为女性。大多数有自我伤害行为的学生为重度或极重度智力发育迟缓，他们的平均年龄为10.2岁。尽管近四分之三的学生至少每天都有自我伤害行为，但只有三分之一的学生参与了针对该问题的正规治疗项目。超过一半（53.6%）的学生在之前的12个月里因这类行为受到过约束，8.7%的学生接受过精神药物治疗。作者认为，为生活在社区中的自我伤害个体制定有效的治疗策略，可能有助于他们避免被送进机构。
