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ERIC Number: EJ583777
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Brief Report: Two-Year Control of Behavioral Symptoms with Risperidone in Two Profoundly Retarded Adults with Autism.
Dartnall, Nancy A.; Holmes, Janice P.; Morgan, Susan Naylor; McDougle, Christopher J.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v29 n1 p87-91 Feb 1999
Presents information on 24 and 34 months of successful treatment with Risperidone of a young woman and young man with autism and profound mental retardation. Treatment with Risperidone resulted in positive changes for aggressive, self-injurious, and anti-social behavior. After treatment, subjects were able to participate in social activities. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy, Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment, Self Injurious Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Risperidone