Lack of Efficacy of Citalopram in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and High Levels of Repetitive Behavior

• DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.30
• Publication Date: 2009-06-01T20:14:45Z
• Authors: Bryan H. King; Eric Hollander; Linmarie Sikich; James T. McCracken; Lawrence Scahill; Joel D. Bregman; Craig L. Donnelly; Evdokia Anagnostou; Kimberly Dukes; Lisa Sullivan; Deborah Hirtz; Ann Wagner; Louise Ritz
• Keywords: Diarrhea; Male; Adolescent; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; 05 social sciences; Citalopram; Motor Activity; 3. Good health; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Child, Preschool; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Impulsive Behavior; Humans; Attention; Female; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; Treatment Failure; Asperger Syndrome; Autistic Disorder; Stereotyped Behavior; Child; Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are widely prescribed for children with autism spectrum disorders.