Treatment of autistic children.
In this article, we investigate the range of treatments prescribed to children with autism. The data suggest that approximately 58 percent of patients with a diagnosis of childhood autism receive some type of pharmaceutical treatment. The majority of those treated, 68 percent, receive only one pharmaceutical. The most commonly prescribed products are antipsychotics (66%), antidepressants (32%), and stimulants (17%). An expert commentary is included.
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Ms. Cascade is Vice President, Strategic Research and Safety, Quintiles Inc., Falls Church, Virginia.
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Amir H
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David
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