Research summaries for autism therapy: aggressive behavior

definition of aggressive behavior: Behavior or action that intrudes on others and may be harmful to others. Aggressive behaviors may be physical or verbal.
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Effects of Psychosocial Interventions for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Problems: A Survey of Systematic Reviews, Summarized Oct 15, 2009

Behavioral therapies and integrated care may be helpful for adults with autism.

The authors analyzed review articles of psychosocial or behavioral therapies for adults with autism. They found 126 review articles, but only 3 of these articles contained high quality research information, as judged by the authors. The authors said that cognitive-behavioral therapies reduced aggression in these studies, but the effects did not last long. They also said that community support services reduced admissions to state psychiatric hospitals. There were few large studies published, and the authors urged more research of therapies for adults with autism.

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Mapping Evidence-Based Treatments for Children and Adolescents: Application of the Distillation and Matching Model to 615 Treatments from 322 Randomized Trials, Summarized Sep 21, 2009

The most commonly studied mental health therapies for children with autism are those that teach communication and social skills.

The authors reviewed all of the randomized studies of mental health treatments for children and adolescents over the last 41 years.... Other studies looked at treatments for anxiety, depression, aggression, and other mental health problems (ADHD). The most common practices in the autism studies looked at ways to teach communication and social skills.... Read more...

Aripiprazole Monotherapy in Children and Young Adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Summarized Aug 25, 2009

Aripiprazole (Abilify®) may be helpful for children and adolescents with autism who have severe behavioral problems.

This article describes a study of 34 autism patients (4-15 years old) who had severe behavioral problems such as aggression, self injury, and hyperactivity. These patients were treated through a psychiatric hospital (inpatient or outpatient) because of their severe behavioral problems. Patients were treated with 3-13 mg/day of aripiprazole for at least 12 weeks. The authors tested skills and behaviors between 4-12 months after the start of treatment. Of all the patients in the study, 37% were much improved or very much improved, and 29% had no change or got worse. Side effects were agitation (27% of patients) and sleep problems (15% of patients). Read more...

Brief Report: Comparative ABA and DIR Trials in Twin Brothers with Autism, Summarized Jun 26, 2009

Identical twin brothers with autism showed different improvements using Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based therapy (DIR) and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy.... He also had some tantrums and aggression. The twin who received DIR intervention showed improvement in social interaction and symbolic behaviors.... Read more...

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