Suffering in silence: Why a developmental psychopathology perspective on selective mutism is needed

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-355

  Cohan, Sharon L ^a,b,d   Price, Joseph M ^a   Stein, Murray B ^a,b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental pathways; Developmental psychopathology; Elective mutism; Selective mutism

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTISM; NEUROIMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELECTIVE MUTISM; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MUTISM;

EID: 33747199329     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200608000-00011     Document Type: Review

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