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Lawrence Scahill
Researcher at Yale University
Publications - 6
Citations - 990
Lawrence Scahill is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Autism & Pervasive developmental disorder. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 917 citations.
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Lack of efficacy of citalopram in children with autism spectrum disorders and high levels of repetitive behavior: citalopram ineffective in children with autism
Bryan H. King,Eric Hollander,Linmarie Sikich,James T. McCracken,Lawrence Scahill,Joel D. Bregman,Craig L. Donnelly,Evdokia Anagnostou,Evdokia Anagnostou,Kimberly A. Dukes,Lisa M. Sullivan,Deborah Hirtz,Ann Wagner,Louise Ritz +13 more
TL;DR: Results of this trial do not support the use of citalopram for the treatment of repetitive behavior in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
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Medication and Parent Training in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavior Problems: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Michael G. Aman,Christopher J. McDougle,Lawrence Scahill,Benjamin L. Handen,L. Eugene Arnold,Cynthia R. Johnson,Kimberly A. Stigler,Karen Bearss,Eric Butter,Naomi B. Swiezy,Denis D. Sukhodolsky,Yaser Ramadan,Stacie L. Pozdol,Roumen Nikolov,Luc Lecavalier,Arlene E. Kohn,Kathleen Koenig,Jill A. Hollway,Patricia Korzekwa,Allison Gavaletz,James A. Mulick,Kristy L. Hall,James Dziura,Louise Ritz,Stacie Trollinger,Sunkyung Yu,Benedetto Vitiello,Ann Wagner +27 more
TL;DR: Medication plus PT resulted in greater reduction of serious maladaptive behavior than MED in children with PDDs, with a lower risperidone dose.
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Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Sample of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Roumen Nikolov,Karen Bearss,Jelle Lettinga,Craig A. Erickson,Maria Rodowski,Michael G. Aman,James T. McCracken,Christopher J. McDougle,Elaine Tierney,Benedetto Vitiello,L. Eugene Arnold,Bhavik Shah,David J. Posey,Louise Ritz,Lawrence Scahill +14 more
TL;DR: Compared to children without GI problems, those with GI problems showed greater symptom severity on measures of irritability, anxiety, and social withdrawal, and were also less likely to respond to treatment.
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Effects of Risperidone and Parent Training on Adaptive Functioning in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems
Lawrence Scahill,Christopher J. McDougle,Michael G. Aman,Cynthia R. Johnson,Benjamin L. Handen,Karen Bearss,James Dziura,Eric Butter,Naomi G. Swiezy,L. Eugene Arnold,Kimberly A. Stigler,Denis D. Sukhodolsky,Luc Lecavalier,Stacie L. Pozdol,Roumen Nikolov,Jill A. Hollway,Patricia Korzekwa,Allison Gavaletz,Arlene E. Kohn,Kathleen Koenig,Stacie Grinnon,James A. Mulick,Sunkyung Yu,Benedetto Vitiello +23 more
TL;DR: Reduction of serious maladaptive behavior promotes improvement in adaptive behavior and medication plus parent training shows modest additional benefit over medication alone.
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Autistic disorder: current psychopharmacological treatments and areas of interest for future developments
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to highlight the available current pharmacotherapies and those emerging treatments with potential to enhance the treatment options of patients with pervasive developmental disorders.