Journal of Child Neurology

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/childneurology

Click here for free access to the SAGE eReference platform!

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
0883073807309236v1
23/4/381    most recent
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kuhn, D.
Right arrow Articles by Terlonge, C.
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Kuhn, D.
Right arrow Articles by Terlonge, C.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
This version was published on April 1, 2008
Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 23, No. 4, 381-388 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807309236

Treatment of Life-Threatening Self-Injurious Behavior Secondary to Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type II: A Controlled Case Study

David Kuhn, PhD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (DK, LH); Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, kuhn{at}kennedykrieger.org

Louis Hagopian, PhD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (DK, LH); Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland

Cindy Terlonge, BA

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (DK, LH); Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Although self-injurious behavior is present in all subtypes of hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, the literature has not sufficiently addressed the issue of treatment of self-injury in this population. Therefore, the purpose of the current case study was to describe a method for assessing and treating self-injurious behavior associated with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies. This study was conducted with an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type II admitted to an inpatient behavioral unit over a 4-month period. A simplified version of a habit reversal treatment was used, consisting of awareness training, self-monitoring, competing responses, and social support. Treatment resulted in a 98% reduction in the rate of self-injurious behavior relative to pretreatment baseline rates. This case study illustrates that behavioral interventions may be a viable option for treating self-injury secondary to hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies.

Key Words: habit reversal • self-injurious behavior • hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?