TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Autism: the treatment of aggressive behaviors
JO  - Journal of clinical psychopharmacology
A1  - Ratey, J. J.
A1  - Mikkelsen, E.
A1  - Sorgi, P.
A1  - Zuckerman, H. S.
A1  - Polakoff, S.
A1  - Bemporad, J.
A1  - Bick, P.
A1  - Kadish, W.
SP  - 35
EP  - 41
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - Eight consecutive cases of adults with the diagnosis of early infantile autism and who were treated with a betablocker are presented. Each had been on various and multiple drug, educational, and behavioral regimens to help control aggressive and self-abusive behavior. Most had been institutionalized from an early age, and a broad range of IQs and speech capacities are represented. <br><br>RESULTS show the betablockers to have a remarkable effect potentiating measurable diminution in previously intractable aggressive behavior and in many cases the decrease or withdrawal of their neuroleptic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-0749
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -