Factors associated with stress in mothers of children with autism

Autism

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 416-427

  Duarte, Cristiane S ^a,b   Bordin, Isabel A ^b   Yazigi, Latife ^b   Mooney, Julia ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autism; Maternal; Personality; Pervasive developmental disorders; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 27144451220     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361305056081     Document Type: Article

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