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Chavira, Denise A.; Shipon-Blum, Elisa; Hitchcock, Carla; Cohan, Sharon; Stein, Murray B. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
The relationship between a history of lifetime psychiatric disorders of parents with selective mutism (SM) in their children is examined. The results support earlier findings of a familial relationship between generalized social phobia and SM.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Mental Disorders, Parents, Children
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Cohan, Sharon L.; Chavira, Denise A.; Stein, Murray B. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: There have been several reports of successful psychosocial interventions for children with selective mutism (SM), a disorder in which a child consistently fails to speak in one or more social settings (e.g., school) despite speaking normally in other settings (e.g., home). The present literature review was undertaken in order to…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Systems Approach, Criticism, Intervention