Low-dose quetiapine for adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder and aggressive behavior: Open-label trial

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 216-219

  Golubchik, Pavel ^a,b   Sever, Jonathan ^a,b   Weizman, Abraham ^a,b  

^a GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

adolescents; aggression; autistic spectrum disorder (ASD); quetiapine; sleep

Indexed keywords

QUETIAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81955164235     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: 1537162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNF.0b013e31823349ac     Document Type: Article

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