Elective mutism: A 17-year-old girl treated successfully with citalopram

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 427-429

  Thomsen, Per Hove ^a   Rasmussen, Gerda ^a   Andersson, Charlotte Brix ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Citalopram; Elective mutism

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MUTISM; OBSESSION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0033500738     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080394899427656     Document Type: Article

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