Risperidone Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Chronic Tic Disorders: A Preliminary Report
LOMBROSO P, SCAHILL L, KING R, LYNCH K, CHAPPELL P, PETERSON B, McDOUGLE C, LECKMAN J. Risperidone Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Chronic Tic Disorders: A Preliminary Report. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1995, 34: 1147-1152. PMID: 7559308, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199509000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic tic disorderTic disordersObsessive-compulsive disorderChronic motor tic disorderYale Global Tic Severity ScaleDopamine-blocking propertiesOpen-label trialFrequent side effectsEfficacy of risperidoneMotor tic disorderShort-term safetyTic Severity ScaleComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleObsessive Compulsive ScaleClinical responseRisperidone treatmentMean ageTic scoreSeverity ScaleSide effectsTourette syndromeComorbid diagnosesTic frequencyWeight gain