An Overview of Medications Commonly Used to Treat Behavioral Disorders Associated with Autism, Tourette Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Sweeney, Dwight, P.; Forness, Steven, R.; Levitt, Jennifer, G.; Sweeney, Dwight, P., Dwight P. Sweeney, PhD, is a professor of educational psychology and counseling and director of the University Center for Developmental Disabilities, California State University, San Bernardino. Address: Dwight P. Sweeney, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, California State University, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407–2397.; Forness, Steven, R., Steven R. Forness, EdD, is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral science and principal of the Inpatient School, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital.; Levitt, Jennifer, G., Jennifer G. Levitt, MD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
Журнал:
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Дата:
1998
Аннотация:
There are 10 major classes of medications that have been used to treat children who display learning or behavioral disorders associated with autism, Tourette syndrome, or pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). These include stimulant medications, antidepressants, antihypertensives, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antihistamines, narcotic antagonists, beta blockers, and serotonin antagonists. It has been estimated that between 15% and 20% of children in special education may be receiving one or more of these drugs. This article discusses the potential uses of psychopharmarcologic therapy with children or adolescents who are diagnosed with autism, Tourette syndrome, or PDD and who display learning, emotional, or behavioral disorders. It explores the possible benefits and known negative side effects associated with such treatment.
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