'Addiction' to a strait jacket: a case report of treatment of self-injurious behaviour in an autistic child

J Ment Defic Res. 1984 Mar:28 (Pt 1):77-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1984.tb01605.x.

Abstract

A 14-year-old autistic girl presented with severe, chronic head-banging, some relief being obtained by restraint harnesses. Withdrawal of her straitjacket resulted in extreme SIB. Exhibition of fluphenazine relieved the condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arousal
  • Autistic Disorder / rehabilitation*
  • Female
  • Fluphenazine / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Physical Stimulation
  • Restraint, Physical / psychology*
  • Self Mutilation / drug therapy*
  • Stereotyped Behavior / drug effects*

Substances

  • Fluphenazine