Parental reports on the efficacy of treatments and therapies for their children with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 528-537

  Goin Kochel, Robin P ^a   Mackintosh, Virginia H ^b   Myers, Barbara J ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Efficacy; Intervention; Medication; Parent report; PDD NOS; Pharmacotherapy; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHELATING AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONIDINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE; GUANFACINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MOOD STABILIZER; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; TRAZODONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VENLAFAXINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 60649100626     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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