Quality of life for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1339-1350

  Kuhlthau, Karen ^a,b   Payakachat, Nalin ^c   Delahaye, Jennifer ^a   Hurson, Jill ^a   Pyne, Jeffrey M ^d   Kovacs, Erica ^e   Tilford, J Mick ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Columbia Developmental Neuropsychiatry Program Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Columbia Midtown ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Health related quality of life; Parent; Parent well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SF 6D SCORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84905254293     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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