Integrated Behavior Therapy for Selective Mutism: A randomized controlled pilot study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 680-689

  Bergman, R Lindsey ^a   Gonzalez, Araceli ^a   Piacentini, John ^a   Keller, Melody L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Independent Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Childhood; Randomized controlled trial; Selective mutism; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABILITY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUTISM; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPEECH; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDHOOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELECTIVE MUTISM; SOCIAL ANXIETY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTISM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SPEECH; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84881530765     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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