An open trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 145-155

  Ehrenreich May, Jill ^a   Storch, Eric A ^b   Queen, Alexander H ^a   Hernandez Rodriguez, Juventino ^c   Ghilain, Christine S ^a   Alessandri, Michael ^a   Lewin, Adam B ^b   Arnold, Elysse B ^b   Murphy, Tanya K ^b   Lin, C Enjey ^c   Fujii, Cori ^c   Renno, Patricia ^c   Piacentini, John ^c   Laugeson, Elizabeth ^c   Wood, Jeffrey J ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; autism spectrum disorders; comorbid conditions; evidence based practices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905498862     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357614533381     Document Type: Article

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