Treating aggression in persons with autism spectrum disorders: A review

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3386-3391

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Jang, Jina ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Applied behavior analysis; Autism spectrum disorders; Pharmacotherapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATOMOXETINE; BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; ZIPRASIDONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; REVIEW; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS;

EID: 84907646054     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.08.025     Document Type: Review

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