Inter-rater reliability of treatment fidelity and therapeutic alliance measures for psychological therapies for anxiety in young people with autism spectrum disorders

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 190-199

  Brown, Rachel ^a   Iqbal, Zeinab ^b   Reynolds, Laura ^b   Press, Dee A ^b   Shaker Naeeni, Hadi ^b   Scrivener, Louise ^b   Chowdhury, Uttom ^b   Murphy, Suzanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; THERAPY EFFECT; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84954547247     PISSN: 20473869     EISSN: 20473877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047387714Y.0000000050     Document Type: Article

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