A brief review of selective mutism literature

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-40

  Krysanski, Valerie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Assessment; Childhood disorders; Mutism; Selective mutism; Social phobia; Speech and language; Treatment

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MUTISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MUTISM;

EID: 0037526116     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980309600597     Document Type: Article

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