Treatment mechanism in the MRC preschool autism communication trial: Implications for study design and parent-focussed therapy for children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 162-170

  Pickles, Andrew ^a   Harris, Victoria ^a   Green, Jonathan ^b   Aldred, Catherine ^c   McConachie, Helen ^d   Slonims, Vicky ^a   Le Couteur, Ann ^d   Hudry, Kristelle ^e   Charman, Tony ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; measurement error; mediation; parent child interaction; parent focussed therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84921803831     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12291     Document Type: Article

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