Parental adjustment, marital relationship, and family function in families of children with autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 263-270

  Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,b   Chou, Miao Churn ^c   Chiang, Huey Ling ^a,d   Lee, Ju Chin ^e   Wong, Ching Ching ^d   Chou, Wen Jiun ^c   Wu, Yu Yu ^f  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autism; Family functioning; Marital relationship; Parental adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

EID: 80455155154     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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