Pharmacological intervention for irritability, aggression, and self-injury in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Nuala Livingstone, Geraldine Macdonald, Katrina Williams, Deborah M. Caldwell, Louise Brigid Baker, Philip Hazell

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Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for assisting with the management of challenging behaviours (i.e. irritability, aggression, and self-injury) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To generate a clinically useful ranking of available pharmacological interventions for challenging behaviours in ASD according to their safety, efficacy, and tolerability.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberCD011769
Number of pages15
JournalCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Volume2015
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

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