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Citalopram No Better Than Placebo Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders – 1
Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. A recent study has found that citalopram, a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders, was no more effective than placebo treatment for these children.
Dr. King: We proposed a study to look at whether the common usage citalopram would be effective in reducing repetitive behaviors that are so common in children with autism.
Narrator: That’s Dr. Bryan King of the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital. He says the study findings do not support using citalopram to treat repetitive behaviors in children with ASD. For more details on this study, visit www.nih.gov. Health Matters is produced by the National Institutes of Health, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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