title: Treatment of autistic children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ms. Cascade is Vice President, Strategic Research and Safety, Quintiles Inc., Falls Church, Virginia.
authors.forename: Elisa F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Cascade
authors.forename: Amir H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kalali
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feifel