Anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-229

  White, Susan W ^a   Oswald, Donald ^b   Ollendick, Thomas ^a   Scahill, Lawrence ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Asperger's Disorder; Autism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 62349119948     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.01.003     Document Type: Review

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