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Mental Health Promotion

Abstract

Undiagnosed medical conditions are well documented in the literature as potential causes of self-injury in autism yielding tissue damage and overuse of psychotropic medications. The purpose of this project was to develop a risk assessment checklist to identify latent medical conditions contributing to self-injury in nonverbal children with autism.

Authors

Lisa Alberts

Author Details

Lisa Alberts, DNP, Bancroft, Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA

Sigma Membership

Kappa Delta

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Autism, Checklist, Self-injury

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Preliminary development and testing of the Risk Assessment Checklist for Self-Injury in Autism (RACSA)

Washington, DC, USA

Undiagnosed medical conditions are well documented in the literature as potential causes of self-injury in autism yielding tissue damage and overuse of psychotropic medications. The purpose of this project was to develop a risk assessment checklist to identify latent medical conditions contributing to self-injury in nonverbal children with autism.