An Overview of Medications Commonly Used To Treat Behavioral Disorders Associated with Autism, Tourette Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

Sweeney, Dwight; Forness, Steven R.; Levitt, Jennifer G.

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Publication Date: 1998

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An Overview of Medications Commonly Used To Treat Behavioral Disorders Associated with Autism, Tourette Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

Sweeney, Dwight; Forness, Steven R.; Levitt, Jennifer G.

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v13 n3 p144-50 Fall 1998

Discusses the potential uses of psychopharmarcologic therapy with students who are diagnosed with autism, Tourette syndrome, or pervasive developmental disorders and who display learning, emotional, or behavioral disorders. Explores the possible benefits and known negative side effects associated with 10 classes of drugs used for such treatment. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Children, Drug Therapy, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Medicine, Outcomes of Treatment

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Language: English

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