Telehealth delivery of cognitive-behavioral intervention to youth with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety: A pilot study

Autism

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 207-218

  Hepburn, Susan L ^a   Blakeley Smith, Audrey ^a   Wolff, Brian ^b   Reaven, Judy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; co occurring anxiety; feasibility; intervention; telehealth

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEHEALTH; VIDEOCONFERENCING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84954199855     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315575164     Document Type: Article

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