A Controlled Single-Case Treatment of Severe Long-Term Selective Mutism in a Child With Mental Retardation

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-321

  Facon, Bruno ^a   Sahiri, Safia ^a   Rivière, Vinca ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LOUDNESS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUTISM; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 56349164627     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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