Could selective mutism be re-conceptualised as a specific phobia of expressive speech? An exploratory post-hoc study

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-81

  Omdal, Heidi ^a   Galloway, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Selective mutism; Specific phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; EXPRESSIVE SPEECH PHOBIA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MUTISM; PARENT; PHOBIA; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE MUTISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 42049122416     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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