Citalopram treatment in children with autism spectrum disorders and high levels of repetitive behavior

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 581-582

  Volkmar, Fred R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; PLACEBO;

AUTISM; COMPULSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOTE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITALOPRAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 66449126496     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.42     Document Type: Note

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