Researech finds that the untested drug, Citalopram, a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other NIH institutes. The study is published Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Study finds people with depression often excluded from clinical studies and tend not to fare as well as other study participants.
A new study finds that reults from clinical studies used to gain Food and Drug Administration approval of common antidepressants are not applicable to most patients with depression. The study is published in the [...]