title: Relationship between whole blood serotonin and repetitive behaviors in autism.
abstract: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between whole blood serotonin level and behavioral symptoms in 78 subjects with autism. No significant associations were found between serotonin level and the primary behavioral outcome measures. However, a significant inverse relationship between serotonin level and self-injury was demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. alexander.kolevzon@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolevzon
authors.forename: Jeffrey H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Newcorn
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kryzak
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chaplin
authors.forename: Dryden
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Watner
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Edwin H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin