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Citation |
Bastiaens L. Community Ment. Health J. 2009; 45(1): 73-77. |
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Affiliation |
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15228, USA. Bastiaensl@aol.com |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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18597173 |
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Abstract |
Forty-six patients (36 male, mean age 11.9 +/- 2.6) with a variety of diagnoses and with significant aggressive behavior were treated in an open, non-randomized fashion with Aripiprazole or Ziprasidone. Patients were diagnosed with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and the Child/Adolescent Symptom Inventory. The primary outcome measure was the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS). After 2 months, 34 patients were still in treatment. The average improvement of the OAS in these 34 patients was 63%. Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale was 2.1 +/- 1.2. Neither at baseline, nor at 2 months, were there any statistically significant differences between the Aripiprazole and Ziprasidone groups. Sedation was the most common side effect. Language: en |