Effectiveness of mirtazapine in the treatment of inappropriate sexual behaviors in individuals with autistic disorder

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-206

  Coskun, Murat ^a   Karakoc, Sevcan ^a   Kircelli, Fuat ^a   Mukaddes, Nahit Motavalli ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIRTAZAPINE; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FETISHISM; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; INCREASED APPETITE; LEG PAIN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MASTURBATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SIDE EFFECT; URINARY FREQUENCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTURBATION; MIANSERIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 65249176803     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2008.020     Document Type: Article

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