Group cognitive behavioural therapy and group recreational activity for adults with autism spectrum disorders: A preliminary randomized controlled trial

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 672-683

  Hesselmark, Eva ^a   Plenty, Stephanie ^a   Bejerot, Susanne ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adult; Asperger disorder; autism; cognitive behaviour therapy; group; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SENSE OF COHERENCE SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904644640     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313493681     Document Type: Article

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