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Self-injurious behaviour as part of genetic syndromes
1Division of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff. Deb@Cardiff.ac.uk
Background:
The purpose of this paper is to review the association between genetic syndromes and self-injurious behaviour.
Method:
The information available from the literature on the subject of self-injurious behaviours and genetic syndromes was collated and presented with a critical appraisal.
Results:
Self-injurious behaviours are associated with some genetic syndromes. However, the causal relationship between the genetic syndromes and the self-injurious behaviour remains far from clear.
Conclusions:
Although self-injurious behaviour has been shown to be the part of a broader phenotype in many genetic disorders, the specificity and sensitivity of these behaviours in this context remain unclear.
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