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ERIC Number: EJ468798
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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Cessation of Long-Term Naltrexone Therapy and Self-Injury: A Case Study.
Crews, W. David, Jr.; And Others
Research in Developmental Disabilities, v14 n4 p331-40 Jul-Aug 1993
This case study of a woman with profound mental retardation and a history of severe self-injurious behavior (SIB) found that the dramatic decrease in SIB following Naltrexone administration was maintained through placebo and no drug phases and at six-month follow-up. Findings are discussed in terms of endogenous opioid system theories of SIB. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Biochemistry, Case Studies, Drug Therapy, Females, Maintenance, Outcomes of Treatment, Severe Mental Retardation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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