Cumulative life events, traumatic experiences, and psychiatric symptomatology in transition-aged youth with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Taylor, Julie Lounds ^a   Gotham, Katherine O ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; Depression; Internalizing; Life events; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LIFE EVENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84979625929     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11689-016-9160-y     Document Type: Article

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