Outcomes of an acceptance and commitment therapy-based skills training group for students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: A quasi-experimental pilot study

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 953-964

  Pahnke, Johan ^a   Lundgren, Tobias ^b   Hursti, Timo ^c   Hirvikoski, Tatja ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

acceptance and commitment therapy; adolescents; autism spectrum disorder; cognitive behavioural therapy; high functioning; mindfulness; skills training; treatment

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FOLLOW UP; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908653398     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313501091     Document Type: Article

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