Aripiprazole Improved Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Asperger's Disorder.
- Author:
Gonca CELIK
1
;
Aysegul Yolga TAHIROGLU
;
Sunay FIRAT
;
Ayse AVCI
Author Information
1. Department of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. goncaguleclik@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Asperger;
Aripiprazole;
Obsessive compulsive disorder
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Asperger Syndrome;
Child;
Autism Spectrum Disorder;
Comorbidity;
Humans;
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;
Piperazines;
Quinolones;
Aripiprazole
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2011;9(3):134-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There are many comorbid disorders associated with autism spectrum disorders in child and adolescent population. Although obsessive compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comorbidity has common in clinical practice, there are few reports about psychopharmacological treatment for obsessive compulsive symptoms in children with ASD in the literacy. We report a successful treatment case with aripiprazole in Asperger's Disorder with obsessive compulsive symptoms. The Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale was performed to assess symptom variety. This case report supports the effectiveness of aripiprazole in treatment of obsessive compulsive symptoms in Asperger's Disorder or ASDs. Aripiprazole may be beneficial to obsessive compulsive disorder comorbid autism spectrum disorders in child and adolescent age group.
