A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Youth with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 533-547

  Ung, Danielle ^a   Selles, Robert ^a   Small, Brent J ^a   Storch, Eric A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Autism spectrum disorder; Children; Comorbid conditions; Efficacy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84931564810     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-014-0494-y     Document Type: Review

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