Development of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program to treat anxiety and social deficits in teens with high-functioning autism

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-90

  White, Susan W ^a   Albano, Anne Marie ^b   Johnson, Cynthia R ^c   Kasari, Connie ^d   Ollendick, Thomas ^a   Klin, Ami ^e   Oswald, Donald ^f   Scahill, Lawrence ^e  

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

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Autism; Intervention; Social skills; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PARENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 76649099502     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-009-0062-3     Document Type: Article

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