Group cognitive behavior therapy for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders and anxiety: A randomized trial

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-419

  Reaven, Judy ^a   Blakeley Smith, Audrey ^a   Culhane Shelburne, Kathy ^a   Hepburn, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; Autism; cognitive behavioral therapies; group

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84857189907     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02486.x     Document Type: Article

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