Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 237-257

  Volkmar, Fred ^a   Siegel, Matthew ^a   Woodbury Smith, Marc ^a   King, Bryan ^a   McCracken, James ^a   State, Matthew ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

autism; developmental disorders; guidelines; pervasive developmental disorders; Practice Parameters

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATOMOXETINE; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONIDINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DONEPEZIL; ETIRACETAM; FLUOXETINE; GUANFACINE; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NALTREXONE; OLANZAPINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; DELUSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DSM-5; DSM-IV-TR; EARLY INTERVENTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEUROBIOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84893157438     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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