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Autism: biomedical complementary treatment approaches
1Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, LP-360, San Francisco, CA 94143-0984, USA. Robert.Hendren@ucsf.edu
Abstract:
This article provides a conceptual overview for the use of biomedical complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments for autism spectrum disorders. Pharmaceutical agents with published studies are briefly mentioned; but the focus of the article is on possible biomedical CAM treatments, the rationale for their use, and the current database of mostly preliminary studies regarding their safety and efficacy. Of the more than 50 treatments currently listed here and in use by eager families, 9 are reviewed in more detail because of their promise from preliminary research studies or because of public interest.
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