Parents' state and trait anxiety: Relationships with anxiety severity and treatment response in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1811-1818

  Conner, Caitlin M ^a   Maddox, Brenna B ^a   White, Susan W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbid anxiety; Parental influences; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; IRRITABILITY; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880301469     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1728-0     Document Type: Article

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