Effects of Fenfluramine on Communicative, Stereotypic, and Inappropriate Behaviors of Autistic-Type Mentally Handicapped Individuals

The effectiveness of fenfluramine with hyperserotonergic autistic individuals (n=28 and ages 6-30) was evaluated. Evaluation of videotape recordings of individual behaviors suggested that fenfluramine failed to increase communicative behaviors or decrease stereotypic behaviors and inappropriate beha...

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Published inJournal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 355
Main Author Duker, Pieter C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1991
Subjects
Adults
Autism
Behavior Change
Behavior Patterns
Children
Drug Therapy
Fenfluramine
Interpersonal Communication
Outcomes of Treatment
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Summary:The effectiveness of fenfluramine with hyperserotonergic autistic individuals (n=28 and ages 6-30) was evaluated. Evaluation of videotape recordings of individual behaviors suggested that fenfluramine failed to increase communicative behaviors or decrease stereotypic behaviors and inappropriate behaviors although a serotonergic effect was found in blood samples. (DB)
ISSN:0162-3257