Aripiprazole Treatment of Compulsive Behaviors Associated With Methylphenidate in a Child With Down Syndrome.

J Clin Psychopharmacol

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Meram School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Meram School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.

Published: April 2018

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