W. David Lohr

Professor
University of Louisville

W. David Lohr is professor of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

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Q&A with W. David Lohr: Antipsychotics, polypharmacy among autistic preschoolers

By Niko McCarty
21 September 2021 | 3 min read

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