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Treating Severe Self-injury in a Community Setting: Constraints on Assessment and Intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

Mark Davies ,
Patricia Howlin ,
Jane Bernal  and
Stephen Warren
Mark Davies
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Queen's University of Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland
Patricia Howlin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE
Jane Bernal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry of Disability, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE
Stephen Warren
Affiliation:
Child and Family Psychiatric Clinic, Lennard Lodge, 3 Lennard Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 2UL
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Abstract

This paper describes attempts to implement a ‘functional analysis’ approach to the treatment of severe self-injurious behaviour in a 4-year-old boy living at home. Although a degree of success is reported, problems in systematically applying assessment and intervention procedures are described. The paper discusses the successes and limitations of such an approach in the home environment and in a crisis situation.

Keywords

Self-injuryhome-based interventionfunctional analysis
Type
Original Article
Information
Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 26 - 32
Copyright
© 1998 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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