TY - JOUR
T1 - Skin picking in people with Prader-Willi syndrome
T2 - phenomenology and management
AU - Bull, Leah
AU - Oliver, Chris
AU - Woodcock, Kate
PY - 2020/6/3
Y1 - 2020/6/3
N2 - Skin picking is highly prevalent in people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). This study addressed the temporal (frequency, duration) and wider characteristics (e.g. type of skin picked, apparent motivations, or management strategies) of skin picking to inform intervention strategies. Nineteen parents/carers who observe skin picking shown by the person they care for completed a semi-structured interview. Results were consistent with previous research but advanced the field by finding that most participants picked skin with an imperfection and that parents/carers most commonly use distraction as a management strategy. Interventions that are behavioural, support emotion regulation and/ or are used in the typically developing population are therefore likely to be beneficial for future research.
AB - Skin picking is highly prevalent in people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). This study addressed the temporal (frequency, duration) and wider characteristics (e.g. type of skin picked, apparent motivations, or management strategies) of skin picking to inform intervention strategies. Nineteen parents/carers who observe skin picking shown by the person they care for completed a semi-structured interview. Results were consistent with previous research but advanced the field by finding that most participants picked skin with an imperfection and that parents/carers most commonly use distraction as a management strategy. Interventions that are behavioural, support emotion regulation and/ or are used in the typically developing population are therefore likely to be beneficial for future research.
KW - Neurodevelopmental disorder
KW - Prader-Willi Syndrome
KW - self-injurious behaviour
KW - skin picking
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085971917&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-020-04504-5
DO - 10.1007/s10803-020-04504-5
M3 - Article
SN - 0162-3257
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
ER -