Selective mutism: A review and integration of the last 15 years

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-67

  Viana, Andres G ^a   Beidel, Deborah C ^b   Rabian, Brian ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Developmental psychopathology; Disorder; Elective mutism; Review; Selective mutism

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; MUTISM; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ONSET AGE; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SELECTIVE MUTISM; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; MULTILINGUALISM; MUTISM;

EID: 57549089684     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2008.09.009     Document Type: Review

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