TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Low-dose venlafaxine in three adolescents and young adults with autistic disorder improves self-injurious behavior and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD)-like symptoms
JO  - Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology and biological psychiatry
A1  - Carminati, Giuliana Galli
A1  - Deriaz, Nicolas
A1  - Bertschy, G.
SP  - 312
EP  - 315
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - In our clinical practice, we have had good experiences with venlafaxine in the treatment of self-injurious behavior (SIB) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD)-like symptoms in patients with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and we report here three cases of possible therapeutic response: (A) a 17-year-old boy with autism and severe behavioral symptoms, including aggression toward self or property, SIB and hyperactivity, who appeared to respond to low-dose venlafaxine (18.75 mg/day); (B) a 23-year-old woman with autism hyperactivity who appeared to respond to low-dose venlafaxine (18.75 mg/day); (C) a 17-year-old girl with autism hyperactivity who appeared to respond to low-dose venlafaxine (18.75 mg/day). Follow-ups occurred respectively 18, 36 and 6 months after treatment initiation, making it possible to observe the stability of the clinical improvement in these cases.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-5846
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.10.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -