Journal article
Impact of Psychoactive Drug Use on Developing Obesity among Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Diagnosis: A Nested Case–Control Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Obesity in children on the autism spectrum (AS) is becoming a significant health concern. The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of obesity in a cohort of AS youth and to assess the impact of psychoactive medication use while exploring the second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) dose-response curve.
STUDY DESIGN: A nested case-control study was conducted using Quebec public administrative databases. Subjects with …
Authors
Croteau C; Amor LB; Ilies D; Mottron L; Tarride J-E; Dorais M; Perreault S
Journal
Childhood Obesity, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 131–141
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
Publication Date
2 2019
DOI
10.1089/chi.2018.0170
ISSN
2153-2168