title: The effective treatment of severe repetitive behaviour with fluvoxamine in a 20 year old autistic female.
abstract: The case of a 20 year old autistic woman with disabling repetitive behaviour that responded dramatically to treatment with fluvoxamine is reported. The connection between repetitive symptoms in autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder is considered, and the need for further evaluation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in autism is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dementia Research Group, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Cooray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D016666:Fluvoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016666:Fluvoxamine