An Evaluation of Multi-Component Exposure Treatment of Needle Phobia in an Adult with Autism and Intellectual Disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 344-348

  Wolff, Jason J ^a   Symons, Frank J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Changing criterion design; Needle phobia; Safety signal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; INJECTIONS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; NEEDLES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879026339     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12002     Document Type: Article

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