| Autor: |
Kemph JP; Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0486., DeVane CL, Levin GM, Jarecke R, Miller RL |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry [J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry] 1993 May; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 577-81. |
| DOI: |
10.1097/00004583-199305000-00013 |
| Abstrakt: |
Seventeen aggressive children (14 boys and 3 girls) aged 5 to 15 years, who were characterized by cruel behavior to others and destruction of property, entered an open pilot study using clonidine to evaluate its efficacy and safety and drug-induced changes in plasma gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). Aggression decreased in 15 children with minimal side effects. In five cases, GABA increased from 105.4 +/- 15.2 ng/mL at baseline to 125.2 +/- 10.8 ng/mL at follow-up (p < 0.01). A sixth patient was noncompliant. These findings suggest that GABA may be correlated with childhood aggressiveness and may be a useful marker of drug compliance. Pharmacotherapy with clonidine should be further assessed for the control of aggression. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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