Measuring anxiety as a treatment endpoint in youth with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1128-1143

  Lecavalier, Luc ^a   Wood, Jeffrey J ^b   Halladay, Alycia K ^c   Jones, Nancy E ^c,j   Aman, Michael G ^a   Cook, Edwin H ^d   Handen, Benjamin L ^e   King, Bryan H ^f   Pearson, Deborah A ^g   Hallett, Victoria ^h   Sullivan, Katherine Anne ^f   Grondhuis, Sabrina ^a   Bishop, Somer L ⁱ   Horrigan, Joseph P ^c,j   Dawson, Geraldine ^c,k   Scahill, Lawrence ^l  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Autism Speaks Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^j Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited   (United States)

^k DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Autism spectrum disorder; Instrument; Intervention; Measure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDERS INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND MOOD SCALE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SYMPTOM INVENTORY 4TH EDITION REVISED; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTENT VALIDITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANXIETY SCALE FOR CHILDREN; NISONGER CHILD BEHAVIOR RATING FORM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANXIETY RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVISED CHILD ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; SCREEN FOR CHILD ANXIETY RELATED DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898903612     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1974-9     Document Type: Article

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