Case report: GNRH treatment for hypersexual behaviour in a child with autism spectrum disorder

Autor:	Murat Eyuboglu, Damla Eyuboglu, Gulay Can Yilmaz
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Autistic disorder therapy puberty gonadotropin-releasing hormone sexuality sexual behaviour Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
Zdroj:	Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 464-466 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2475-0573 2475-0581 24750573
DOI:	10.1080/24750573.2018.1462038
Popis:	Inappropriate sexual behaviours observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are difficult for both the family and the child, and they can significantly deteriorate social adaptation and functionality. Therefore, these behaviours need to be addressed and treated appropriately. Conventional treatments may be inadequate in a number of cases. In this case report, the treatment of inappropriate sexual behaviours using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), despite the medical and behavioural treatment of a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with ASD with mental retardation comorbidity, is described. The use of hormonal therapy in inappropriate sexual behaviours is discussed.
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