MEMANTINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention provides a method for the treatment of individuals diagnosed with a childhood behavioral disorder selected from the group consisting of an anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, disruptive behavior disorder, dyslexia, fragile X syndrome, learning disabilities, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), oppositional defiant disorder, reactive attachment disorder, separation anxiety disorder by administering an effective amount of memantine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the memantine or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered in a dosage range from about 1.25 mg to about 100 mg/day.