Externalizing Metaphors: Anxiety and High-Functioning Autism

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-16

  McGuinty, Everett ^a   Armstrong, David ^a,b   Nelson, John ^a   Sheeler, Stephanie ^b  

^a Hands TheFamilyHelpNetworkca ^*  (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger's; Externalizing; High functioning autism; Metaphor; Narrative therapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ANXIETY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84860212679     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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