About this episode

Yaara Zisman-Ilani discusses the complexities of medication management in autism care.

Yaara Zisman-Ilani is an associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Barnett College of Public Health and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, both at Temple University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. Y. Zisman-Ilani and Others. Pharmacotherapeutic Decisions in Autism. N Engl J Med 2026;395:214-217.

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Morrissey

Guest: Yaara Zisman-Ilani

Topics covered

• medication management
• autism care
• uncertainty in healthcare
• behavioral sciences
• pharmacotherapy

Keywords

• autism
• medication management
• pharmacotherapy
• healthcare uncertainty
• behavioral sciences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Temple University, N Engl J Med

Books & works: Pharmacotherapeutic Decisions in Autism

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