2024
Maternal Serotonin Levels and Neurodevelopmental Severity in Autistic Children: A Partial Replication and Extension
Jutla A, Shuffrey L, Guter S, Anderson G, O’Reilly K, Montgomery A, Sutcliffe J, Cook E, Veenstra-VanderWeele J. Maternal Serotonin Levels and Neurodevelopmental Severity in Autistic Children: A Partial Replication and Extension. JAACAP Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatent profile analysisSevere profileAdaptive functioningAssociated with social impairmentAutistic childrenAutism symptom severityAutism spectrum disorderNonverbal IQSerotonin systemSocial impairmentAutistic traitsRepetitive behaviorsSerotonin levelsSymptom severityHigh-severity groupSpectrum disorderPartial replicationGroup levelSevere groupExploratory modelProfile analysisChildrenStratified participantsSeveritySerotonin
1997
Risperidone Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Prospective, Open-Label Study
MCDOUGLE C, HOLMES J, BRONSON M, ANDERSON G, VOLKMAR F, PRICE L, COHEN D. Risperidone Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Prospective, Open-Label Study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1997, 36: 685-693. PMID: 9136504, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199705000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPervasive developmental disorderDevelopmental disordersRisperidone treatmentClinical Global Impression ScaleOpen-label studyOpen-label trialPlacebo-controlled studyCommon side effectsEfficacy of risperidoneShort-term safetyGlobal Impression ScaleGlobal improvement itemBehavioral ratingsChildhood disintegrative disorderSocial relatednessTreatment of childrenAsperger's disorderRepetitive behaviorsAutistic disorderBehavioral symptomsBaseline visitMean ageImpression ScaleAdolescentsOptimal dose