The successful treatment of long-term selective mutism: A case study

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-323

  Rye, Mark S ^a   Ullman, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desensitization; Selective mutism; Social speaking skills training

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MUTISM; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TRAINING; VERBALIZATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MUTISM; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033492474     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7916(99)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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