Moderators of Stress in Parents of Children with Autism

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-52

  Dunn, Michael E ^a   Burbine, Tracy ^b   Bowers, Clint A ^b   Tantleff Dunn, Stacey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Parents; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035261037     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026592305436     Document Type: Article

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