| Literature DB >> 18775370 |
David J Posey1, Craig A Erickson, Christopher J McDougle.
Abstract
There are many challenges to studying drug effects on core social and language impairment in autism. Drugs such as fenfluramine, naltrexone, and secretin do not appear to be efficacious for these core symptoms. Risperidone has led to improvement in some aspects of social relatedness when used to treat irritability in autism. More research is needed on the utility of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, cholinergic drugs, glutamatergic drugs, and oxytocin for core autistic symptoms.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18775370 PMCID: PMC2566849 DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.06.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am ISSN: 1056-4993