St John's Wort treating patients with autistic disorder

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1521-1523

  Niederhofer, Helmut ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Psychopharmacological treatment; St John's Wort

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DESIPRAMINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LANGUAGE; MALE; STEREOTYPY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350461777     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2580     Document Type: Article

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