Medicament for treating mental and behavioural disorders
The present invention relates to a medicament comprising lurasidone or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof for treating pervasive developmental disorders and a method of the treatment thereof.
1. A method for treating at least one core symptom in autism, comprising:
administering a therapeutically effective amount of lurasidone or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof as a sole active ingredient to a mammal in need thereof,
wherein the at least one core symptom is at least one of impairment in social adaptive function and impairment in communication.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one core symptom is impairment in social adaptive function.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one core symptom is impairment in communication.