Systematic reviews of psychosocial interventions for autism: An umbrella review

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-104

  Seida, Jennifer Kress ^a   Ospina, Maria B ^a   Karkhaneh, Mohammad ^a   Hartling, Lisa ^a   Smith, Veronica ^b   Clark, Brenda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THEORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSIC THERAPY; PARENT COUNSELING; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58849126206     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03211.x     Document Type: Review

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