Interventions for autism: Status quo, evidence-based, questionable and dubious techniques;Intervention bei autistischen störungen: Status quo, evidenzbasierte, fragliche und fragwürdige techniken

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-280

  Bölte, Sven ^a   Poustka, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnostics; Evidence based medicine; Intervention; Review; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CASEIN; FLUVOXAMINE; GLUTEN; HALOPERIDOL; MAGNESIUM; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; NALTREXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PYRIDOXINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TRAINING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0036851167     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//1422-4917.30.4.271     Document Type: Review

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