The predictors of distress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-171

  Firth, Ian ^a   Dryer, Rachel ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Parental distress; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTING; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877800858     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2013.773964     Document Type: Article

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