Risperidone for the Core Symptom Domains of Autism: Results From the Study by the Autism Network of the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology
McDougle CJ, Scahill L, Aman MG, McCracken JT, Tierney E, Davies M, Arnold LE, Posey DJ, Martin A, Ghuman JK, Shah B, Chuang SZ, Swiezy NB, Gonzalez NM, Hollway J, Koenig K, McGough JJ, Ritz L, Vitiello B. Risperidone for the Core Symptom Domains of Autism: Results From the Study by the Autism Network of the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 1142-1148. PMID: 15930063, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.6.1142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntipsychotic AgentsAutistic DisorderChildCommunication DisordersConduct DisorderDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMalePersonality InventoryPlacebosPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisperidoneStereotyped BehaviorStereotypic Movement DisorderTreatment OutcomeConceptsYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleChildren's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleRitvo-Freeman Real Life Rating ScaleObsessive Compulsive ScaleBehavior domainsVineland Adaptive Behavior ScalesCompulsive ScaleCore symptom domainsAdaptive Behavior ScalesSensory-motor behaviorsSelf-injurious behaviorCommunicative impairmentsAutistic childrenSocial relatednessAutism NetworkRating ScaleCommunication impairmentsSevere tantrumsCore symptomsBehavior ScaleSocial interactionAutistic disorderAutismSymptom domainsLife Rating Scale