Preliminary efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral treatment program for anxious youth with Autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1652-1662

  White, Susan W ^a   Ollendick, Thomas ^a   Scahill, Lawrence ^b   Oswald, Donald ^c   Albano, Anne Marie ^d  

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

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE; ESCITALOPRAM; LISDEXAMFETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIRTAZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450286195     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0801-9     Document Type: Article

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