Mothers' attributions following their child's diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder: Exploring links with maternal levels of stress, depression and expectations about their child's future

Autism

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 463-479

  Dale, Emily ^a,c   Jahoda, Andrew ^a   Knott, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributions; Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD); Mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRESS;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTITUDE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747603005     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361306066600     Document Type: Article

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