Research Papers

Prevalence and patterns of medication use in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in the Western Cape, South Africa

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 25 , issue 1 , 2013 , pages: 69–79

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2013.767265

Author(s): Kerry-Ann Louw Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South Africa , Judith Bentley Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South Africa , Katherine Sorsdahl Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South Africa , ColleenM Adnams Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South Africa

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Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and patterns of medication use amongst a sample of school going children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the Western Cape, South Africa.

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