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A national survey of mental health professionals concerning the causes of early infantile autism
Author(s) -
Gallagher Bernard J.,
Jones Brian J.,
Byrne Meoghan M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199011)46:6<934::aid-jclp2270460640>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , etiology , mental health , association (psychology) , perspective (graphical) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , infantile autism , variation (astronomy) , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , artificial intelligence , computer science , physics , astrophysics
This study is an analysis of mental health professionals' ( N = 221) attitudes with regard to the etiology of infantile autism. A random sample of members of the American Psychiatric Association reveals a strong endorsement of a biogenic perspective. Attitudes are analyzed further with regard to variation by school of thought and number of years treating autistic patients.