Risperidone in the Treatment of Disruptive Behavioral Symptoms in Children With Autistic and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Shea, Sarah; Turgay, Atilla; Carroll, Alan; Schulz, Miklos; Orlik, Herbert; M. Smith, Isabel; Dunbar, Fiona

doi:10.1542/peds.2003-0264-f

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Risperidone in the Treatment of Disruptive Behavioral Symptoms in Children With Autistic and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Published in PEDIATRICS • Oct 19, 2004

Authors:

Sarah Shea

Atilla Turgay

Alan Carroll

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of risperidone for the treatment of disruptive behavioral symptoms in children with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). METHODS: In this 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, risperidone/placebo solution (0...

Subject

Risperidone

Irritability

Placebo

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