Disruptive and compulsive behaviors are a challenge in adults with autistic spectrum disorders. Risperidone and aripiprazole are the only approved medications to treat irritability in children with autistic disorder, but 30% of the patients do not respond to risperidone1 and 50% to aripiprazole. We report a case of a 27-year-old man diagnosed with autistic disorder and moderate mental retardation, successfully treated with gabapentin.
Guglielmo, R., Ioime, L., Grandinetti, P., Janiri, L., Managing disruptive and compulsive behaviors in adult with autistic disorder with gabapentin, <<JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY>>, 2013; 33 (2): 273-274. [doi:10.1097/JCP.0b013e318285680c] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/43342]
Managing disruptive and compulsive behaviors in adult with autistic disorder with gabapentin
Guglielmo, Riccardo;Grandinetti, Paolo;Janiri, Luigi
2013
Abstract
Disruptive and compulsive behaviors are a challenge in adults with autistic spectrum disorders. Risperidone and aripiprazole are the only approved medications to treat irritability in children with autistic disorder, but 30% of the patients do not respond to risperidone1 and 50% to aripiprazole. We report a case of a 27-year-old man diagnosed with autistic disorder and moderate mental retardation, successfully treated with gabapentin.
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