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Beware of Over-Interpreting Negative Trials

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the following cooperative agreement grants from the National Institute of Mental Health: U10MH66768 (P.I., M. Aman), U10MH66766 (P.I., C. McDougle), and U10MH66764 (P.I., L. Scahill). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institutes of Health, or any other part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The authors would like to acknowledge the following people: Ann Wagner, PhD, Louise Ritz, MBA, Stacie Trollinger, Patricia Shugarts, Allison Gavaletz, Kristy Hall, Arlene Kohn, Kathy Koenig, MSN, Maryellen Pachler, MSN, Sue Thompson, MSN, Roumen Niklov, MD, Kristina Siefker, MS, Kimberly Stigler, MD, Mariana Zaphiriou, Scientific Advisors, Data Safety and Monitoring Board.

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  1. Child Study Center, Yale University, 230 S. Frontage Rd, P.O. Box 207900, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA

    Lawrence Scahill

  2. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Michael G. Aman

  3. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    James T. McCracken

  4. Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Christopher J. McDougle

  5. National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD, USA

    Benedetto Vitiello

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Scahill, L., Aman, M.G., McCracken, J.T. et al. Beware of Over-Interpreting Negative Trials. J Autism Dev Disord 38, 1609–1610 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0581-7

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