The association between child autism symptomatology, maternal quality of life, and risk for depression

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1946-1955

  Zablotsky, Benjamin ^a   Anderson, Connie ^b   Law, Paul ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum; Parent stress; Parental depression; Parents; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; DEPRESSION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880315567     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1745-z     Document Type: Article

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