Self-Injurious Behavior in Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Conditions
Self-Injurious Behavior in Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Author: Frederick Furniss

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-30

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 3030360164

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This book addresses self-injurious behavior (SIB) in individuals with various neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). It takes a cross-NDC perspective that synthesizes recent research on variability in incidence and presentation across NDCs and the natural history and neurobiology of SIB. Chapters examine implications for biobehavioral definitions of subtypes of SIB and provide a detailed guide to assessment and intervention using an integrated research-based model for individualized treatment. In addition, chapters present a practice-focused structure using case studies to illustrate clinical implications of research findings. The book concludes with a discussion of current directions in research and their potential to guide innovation in prevention and treatment of SIB. Topics featured in this handbook include: · Self-restraint among individuals who self-injure. · Self-injurious behavior in individuals with autism spectrum conditions. · Assessing and managing short-term effects of SIB. · Reducing risk of, and responding to, relapse following successful intervention with SIB. · Ethical issues associated with working with people who engage in self-injurious behaviors. Self-Injurious Behavior in Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Conditions is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and practitioners as well as graduate students in the fields of clinical child and school psychology, applied behavior analysis, pediatrics, social work, developmental psychology, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical psychology and psychiatry of adult intellectual disability, and special education.

Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Author: E. David Klonsky

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 161334337X

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Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a baffling, troubling, and hard to treat phenomenon that has increased markedly in recent years. Key issues in diagnosing and treating NSSI adequately include differentiating it from attempted suicide and other mental disorders, as well as understanding the motivations for self-injury and the context in which it occurs. This accessible and practical book provides therapists and students with a clear understanding of these key issues, as well as of suitable assessment techniques. It then goes on to delineate research-informed treatment approaches for NSSI, with an emphasis on functional assessment, emotion regulation, and problem solving, including motivational interviewing, interpersonal skills, CBT, DBT, behavioral management strategies, delay behaviors, exercise, family therapy, risk management, and medication, as well as how to successfully combine methods.

Self-injurious Behavior
Self-injurious Behavior

Author: Stephen R. Schroeder

Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 9781557988850

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A comprehensive, interdisciplinary review of the research on etiology and treatment of this chronic condition for which there is no known apparent cure. With an estimated prevalence rate of 13 per cent. SIB occurs most frequently among persons who are retarded and autistic. In this volume, the field's leading researchers examine a new generation of models and theories with a level of specificity far beyond what was heretofore imagined possible. From the burgeoning area of research on functional assessment and the behavioural and biological antecedents of SIB, to the role of Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome and opioid peptides, the work of these foremost basic, applied, and behavioural researchers is sure to greatly enhance feloow researchers', teachers', and clinicians' understanding of this devastating condition.

Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders

Author: David Amaral

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 1445

ISBN-13: 0199707472

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Autism is an emerging area of basic and clinical research, and has only recently been recognized as a major topic in biomedical research. Approximately 1 in 150 children are diagnosed as autistic, so it is also an intense growth area in behavioral and educational treatments. Financial resources have begun to be raised for more comprehensive research and an increasing number of scientists are becoming involved in autism research. In many respects, autism has become a model for conducting translational research on a psychiatric disorder. This text provides a comprehensive summary of all current knowledge related to the behavioral, experiential, and biomedical features of the autism spectrum disorders including major behavioral and cognitive syndromology, common co-morbid conditions, neuropathology, neuroimmunology, and other neurological correlates such as seizures, allergy and immunology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, and epidemiology. Edited by three leading researchers, this volume contains over 80 chapters and nine shorter commentaries by thought leaders in the field, making the book a virtual "who's who" of autism research. This carefully developed book is a comprehensive and authoritative reference for what we know in this area as well as a guidepost for the next several years in all areas of autism research.

Self-injurious Behavior
Self-injurious Behavior

Author: James K. Luiselli

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13:

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This volume addresses the topic of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in per sons with developmental disabilities. Among professionals and the lay public alike, there is little debate over the seriousness of self-injury, its detrimental effects, and the need for therapeutic intervention. At the same time, there are divergent views concerning its etiology and treat ment. Understanding the causes of self-injury, for example, requires an analysis of biological factors, socioenvironmental variables, communica tion competencies, and in complex clinical cases, the interrelationships among these influences. There is also uncertainty with regard to the function of self-injury. Put simply, why would people willingly inflict injury upon themselves? Finally, although there is little disagreement about the necessity to intervene for self-injury, clinicians do not make uniform therapeutic recommendations, and, in fact, considerable dif ferences in treatment selection are common. This fact is most apparent when one considers the ongoing controversy with regard to aversive and nonaversive programming. Our premise for this volume is that a greater understanding of self injurious behavior is dependent upon an empirical research base. Theories of causality must be conceptually valid and capable of being evaluated objectively. Treatment must be functionally determined, operationalized, and replicable across personnel and settings. For these reasons, we have assembled chapters by individuals who are experi enced clinicians and researchers in the fields of psychology, medicine, psychiatry, education, psychopharmacology, and developmental dis abilities.

Self-Injurious Behavior in Intellectual Disabilities
Self-Injurious Behavior in Intellectual Disabilities

Author: Johannes Rojahn

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2007-11-02

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 008055332X

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Self-Injurious Behavior in Intellectual Disabilities gives a broad overview of the literature in the area of self-injurious behavior in people with intellectual disabilities, but most of the text is dedicated to the review of the behavioral and biological research in this field. In fact, it is our view that the most promising heuristic approach for the advancement of our understanding of this phenomenon and for its management and treatment is likely the bio-behavioral perspective in which behavior can be studied at the intersect of learning and the biological bases of behavior. We propose an overarching heuristic model, which we call the Gene-Brain-Behavior Model of Self-Injurious Behavior that presents a platform to integrate disparate, and previously isolated scientific approaches. Written by 3 authors to provide cohesive coverage Bridges the gap between psychological behavior and psychiatry Examines the overlap between intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities

Neurobiological Basis of Self-injurious Behavior
Neurobiological Basis of Self-injurious Behavior

Author: Amber M. Muehlmann Van Matre

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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ABSTRACT: Self-injury is a debilitating feature of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism-spectrum disorders and genetic disorders like Lesch-Nyhan, Prader-Willi, Rett, and Fragile X syndromes. Self-injury is a devastating disorder that involves not only bodily injury (even as severe as broken bones and amputation of tongues, lips, and fingers) but also leads to exclusion of the self-injurer from social activities and cognitive therapies and causes severe distress for family and caretakers. As such, reducing selfinjury in these populations would positively impact overall health, socialization, cognitive function, and relationships with family, friends, and caregivers. Furthermore, understanding the neurobiological basis of this behavior disorder will help to elucidate genetic variables that predispose vulnerability and gene-environment interactions that promote the development of self-injurious patterns of behavior. To elucidate neurobiological changes associated with the induction and expression of self-injurious behavior, an analysis of several brain regions and circuits was conducted using a rat model of self-injury. In this model, pemoline, an indirect monoamine agonist, is administered repeatedly across days, which causes the development of repetitive behavior and self-biting in rats. Repeated stress exposure increased the severity of pemoline-induced self-injury, suggesting that the biochemical stress response may cross-sensitize with the stimulant properties of pemoline to potentiate self-injury. Relatedly, endogenous stress responsiveness correlated with the vulnerability to develop pemoline-induced self-injury. Pain thresholds of pemolinetreated rats were also evaluated and were found to be significantly greater than the pain thresholds of vehicle-treated rats.

Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Pediatric Psychopharmacology

Author: Lawrence Scahill

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 837

ISBN-13: 0195398211

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When the first edition of Pediatric Psychopharmacology published in 2002, it filled a void in child and adolescent psychiatry and quickly establishing itself as the definitive text-reference in pediatric psychopharmacology. While numerous short, clinically focused paperbacks have been published since then, no competitors with the scholarly breadth, depth, and luster of this volume have emerged. In the second edition, Christopher Kratochvil, MD, a highly respected expert in pediatric psychopharmacology, joins the outstanding editorial team led by Dr. Martin and Dr. Scahill. In the new edition, the editors streamline the flow of information to reflect the growth in scientific data since the first edition appeared. The overall structure of the book remains the same, with major sections on underlying biology; somatic interventions; assessment and treatment; and special considerations.

Applied Behavior Analysis Treatment of Violence and Aggression in Persons with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Applied Behavior Analysis Treatment of Violence and Aggression in Persons with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Author: James K. Luiselli

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-03-29

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 3030685497

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This book focuses on applied behavior analysis (ABA) treatment of violence and aggression in persons with neurodevelopmental disabilities. It details ABA theory and concepts leading to empirical treatment procedures that can be implemented successfully across diverse treatment settings. Further, the book examines contemporary approaches to functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and functional analysis (FA) in determining the environmental conditions responsible for violence and aggression. In addition, the volume describes several evidence-supported treatment procedures that encompass antecedent-control, contingency management, cognitive-behavior therapy, and physical intervention components. It addresses effective strategies for training and supervising care providers, including behavioral skills training (BST), posttraining performance management, and mindfulness. Finally, the book presents recommendations that guide effective and socially valid research-to-practice translation. Applied Behavior Analysis Treatment of Violence and Aggression in Persons with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians/therapists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in forensic psychology, public health, criminology/criminal justice, and behavioral therapy and rehabilitation.