Lawrence D Scahill, MSN, PhD
Professor of Nursing and Associate Professor in the Child Study Center and of Nursing; Director of the Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program
Child Study Center: Tourette’s Syndrome & Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders | NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program | Anxiety Program
Yale School of Nursing: Nursing Website
Research Interests
Developing and testing new treatments for children with autism and related disorders. Treatment research in Tourette syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. more...
Selected Publications
- Scahill, L. D., Koenig, K., Carroll, D. H. & Pachler, M. (n.d.). Risperidone approved for the treatment of serious behavioral problems in children with autism. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 20(3), 188-90.
- Aman, M. G., Arnold, L. E., McDougle, C. J., Vitiello, B., Scahill, L. D., Davies, M., McCracken, J. T., Tierney, E., Nash, P. L., Posey, D. J., Chuang, L., Martin, A., Shah, B., Gonzalez, N. M., Swiezy, N. B., Ritz, L., Koenig, K., McGough, J., Ghuman, J. K. & Lindsay, R. L. (2005). Acute and long-term safety and tolerability of risperidone in children with autism. Journal of Childhood and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 15, 869-884.
- Bloch, M. H., Peterson, B. S., Scahill, L. D., Otka, J., Katsovice, L., Zhang, H. & Leckman, J. F. (2006). Adulthood outcome of tic and obsessive-compulsive symptom severity in children with Tourette syndrome. Archives of Pedicatric Adolescent Medicine, 160, 65-69.
