The impact of child symptom severity on depressed mood among parents of children with ASD: The mediating role of stress proliferation

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 685-695

  Benson, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Parent depression; Social support; Stress proliferation; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BOSTON; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748368915     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0112-3     Document Type: Article

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