Fluoxetine in treatment of adolescent patients with autism: A longitudinal open trial

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-307

  Hossein Fatemi, S ^a   Realmuto, George M ^a   Khan, Lubna ^b   Thuras, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Autism; Fluoxetine

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; LAMOTRIGINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7344234301     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026008602540     Document Type: Article

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