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Clinical effects of naltrexone on autistic behavior . Eight young adults who were diagnosed with autism were given the opiate antagonist naltrexone to control self-injurious behavior and maladaptive idiosyncratic mannerisms . The drug and placebo were administered in a double-blind crossover design over 17 weeks . Although one subject appeared to have partial decreases in maladaptive behaviors associated with naltrexone use , the drugs , as administered in this study , did not reduce the self-injurious and other maladaptive behaviors of the subjects .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
naltrexone
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Intervention_Pharmacological
opiate antagonist naltrexone
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Intervention_Control
placebo
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Intervention_Pharmacological
naltrexone
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Outcome_Mental
partial decreases in maladaptive behaviors
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Outcome_Mental
reduce the self-injurious and other maladaptive behaviors
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Participant_Condition
autistic behavior .
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Participant_Age
Eight young adults who were diagnosed with autism