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Peer reviewedAman, Michael G.; White, Anthony J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1988
Evaluation of 11 moderately/profoundly retarded residents receiving long-term thioridazine treatment found that ratings of hyperactivity and self-injury were significantly lower during the higher dose condition, that high-stereotypy subjects responded better to the drug than low-stereotypy subjects, but that no overall drug effects could be…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity, Institutionalized Persons
