Group therapy for selective mutism - A parents' and children's treatment group

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 538-545

  Sharkey, Louise ^a,b   Mc Nicholas, Fiona ^a,c,d   Barry, Edwina ^a,e   Begley, Maire ^a   Ahern, Sinead ^a  

^a Lucena Clinic   (Ireland)

^b Eastern Health Board change to Linndara Services   (Ireland)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Elective mutism; Group therapy; Selective mutism; Social anxiety disorders

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MUTISM; SELF CONCEPT; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUTISM; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549133373     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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