Sticking with it: Psychotherapy outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder in a university counseling center setting

Autism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2048-2055

  Anderberg, Emily ^a   Cox, Jonathan C ^a   Neeley Tass, E Shannon ^a   Erekson, David M ^a   Gabrielsen, Terisa P ^a   Warren, Jared S ^a   Cline, Jared ^a   Petersen, Devin ^a   South, Mikle ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; autism spectrum disorder; outcomes; psychotherapy counseling centers; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME QUESTIONNAIRE 45; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; COUNSELING; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038250125     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1843     Document Type: Article

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