Other Titles
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.
Sigma Membership
Kappa Delta
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Autism, Checklist, Self-injury
Recommended Citation
Alberts, Lisa, "Preliminary development and testing of the Risk Assessment Checklist for Self-Injury in Autism (RACSA)" (2018). NERC (Nursing Education Research Conference). 69.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/nerc/2018/presentations_2018/69
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.