Naltrexone in Treatment of Self Injurious Behavior: A Clinical Study.

Szymanski, Ludwik; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ358051

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Publication Date: 1987

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Naltrexone in Treatment of Self Injurious Behavior: A Clinical Study.

Szymanski, Ludwik; And Others

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v8 n2 p179-90 1987

The oral opiate, naltrexone, was used in a double-blind placebo-controlled study with two young profoundly mentally adults who exhibited intractable self-injurious behavior. No measurable effects on the self-injurious behavior were observed. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Self Mutilation, Severe Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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