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Case Reports
. 1989 Oct;50(10):382-4.

Buspirone therapy for maladaptive behavior and anxiety in developmentally disabled persons

J J Ratey  1 , R Sovner, E Mikkelsen, H E Chmielinski
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  • PMID: 2793836
Case Reports

Buspirone therapy for maladaptive behavior and anxiety in developmentally disabled persons

J J Ratey et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 1989 Oct.

Abstract

The authors used buspirone, a new anxiolytic agent that has a low side effect profile, to treat 14 developmentally disabled individuals who demonstrated anxiety as well as aggressive and self-injurious behaviors. Nine of the 14 individuals responded favorably to the drug. The authors present case reports for 3 of the responders and discuss the clinical implications of buspirone therapy.

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