The pharmacological treatment of autistic spectrum disorders.
What role do medications play in the overall treatment of autistic spectrum disorders? In this review, the decision-making process involving identifying symptoms, initiating a pharmacological intervention, and monitoring that process is discussed. A review of the literature with an emphasis on controlled trials in autistic spectrum disorders is also undertaken.
Owley
Thomas
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Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. towley@yoda.bsd.uchica-go.edu