Is selective mutism an anxiety disorder? Rethinking its DSM-IV classification

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 417-434

  Anstendig, Karin D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Childhood disorder; Classification; Etiology; Selective mutism

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MUTISM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTISM; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SHYNESS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0032773643     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(99)00012-2     Document Type: Review

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