Therapist perspectives on community mental health services for children with autism spectrum disorders

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 365-373

  Brookman Frazee, Lauren ^a,b   Drahota, Amy ^a,b   Stadnick, Nicole ^a,c   Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a,d  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Evidence based practices; Provider perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84864863553     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-011-0355-y     Document Type: Article

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