The Brief Family Distress Scale: A Measure of Crisis in Caregivers of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-528

  Weiss, Jonathan A ^a   Lunsky, Yona ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Crisis; Measurement; Parents; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960126343     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9419-y     Document Type: Article

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