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SUBMITTER: Aman MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3142923 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aman Michael G MG McDougle Christopher J CJ Scahill Lawrence L Handen Benjamin B Arnold L Eugene LE Johnson Cynthia C Stigler Kimberly A KA Bearss Karen K Butter Eric E Swiezy Naomi B NB Sukhodolsky Denis D DD Ramadan Yaser Y Pozdol Stacie L SL Nikolov Roumen R Lecavalier Luc L Kohn Arlene E AE Koenig Kathleen K Hollway Jill A JA Korzekwa Patricia P Gavaletz Allison A Mulick James A JA Hall Kristy L KL Dziura James J Ritz Louise L Trollinger Stacie S Yu Sunkyung S Vitiello Benedetto B Wagner Ann A
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 20091201 12
<h4>Objective</h4>Many children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) have serious, functionally impairing behavioral problems. We tested whether combined treatment (COMB) with risperidone and parent training (PT) in behavior management is superior to medication alone (MED) in improving severe behavioral problems in children with PDDs.<h4>Method</h4>This 24-week, three-site, randomized, parallel-groups clinical trial enrolled 124 children, aged 4 through 13 years, with PDDs, accompanied ...[more]