Eric Hollander is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.
Eric Hollander
Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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As cannabis prohibition slowly lifts in the United States, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to the drug and its constituent compounds to ease autism-related difficulties, including seizures and irritability.
Q&A with Eric Hollander: Cannabis treatments for autism
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Peter Hess
8 June 2021 | 6 min read
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