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Pharmacological treatment of extreme self-injurious behavior in autism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

R Knabe  and
P Bovier
R Knabe
Affiliation:
Division de Psychiatrie du Développement Mental, Chemin du petit Bel-Air 2, CH-1225, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
P Bovier
Affiliation:
Division de Psychiatrie du Développement Mental, Chemin du petit Bel-Air 2, CH-1225, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
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Summary

Two autistic patients suffering from extreme cases of self-injurious behavior received an association of a sedative neuroleptic, a β-adrenoceptor blocking agent and an opiate antagonist. Within a few weeks after introduction, self-injurious behavior ended. Both patients have been followed-up for more than two years and have not relapsed.

Keywords

infantile autismself-injurious behaviorβ-adrenoceptor blockeropiate antagonistneuroleptics
Type
Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 6 , 1992 , pp. 297 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1992

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