Beneficial Effects of GLP-1 Agonist in a Male With Compulsive Food-Related Behavior Associated With Autism

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently display intensely repetitive, restricted thoughts, and behaviors. These behaviors have similarities to compulsions and/or obsessions in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and are primarily treated with behaviourally-based interventions and...

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Main Authors: Anna Järvinen, Merja K. Laine, Roope Tikkanen, Maija L. Castrén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00097/full