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Selective Mutism

Known as: Elective Mutisms, Elective Mutism, Mutisms, Voluntary 
A persistent failure to speak in certain social situations (i.e., school) where speaking is expected, despite speaking in other situations.
National Institutes of Health

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Anxiety DisordersKussmaul Aphasia

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Mental disordersMutismSelective mutism specific to childhood and adolescencechildhood emotional disorder

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
ELECTIVE MUTISM IN CHILDREN: A RE-APPRAISAL.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Selective Mutism in Children
Communication, control and anxiety the school context assessment review of non-behavioural methods of treatment the development… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation of compressed gas mixture. A simple system for bronchial challenge by respiratory heat loss.
Eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation (EVH) of cold, dry air has been shown to be an effective stimulus for bronchoconstriction in… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Behavior therapy in a family context: treating elective mutism.
This paper discusses the necessity of using both behavioral and family approaches in combination, while working with electively… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The efficacy of stimulus fading and contingency management in the treatment of elective mutism: a case study.
Stimulus fading techniques were compared to those of contingency management in the treatment of a 6-yr-old, electively mute girl… 
1971
1971
A therapeutic approach to speech phobia: elective mutism reexamined.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF CHILDHOOD ELECTIVE MUTISM.
Introduction ELECTIVE mutism is a descriptive term which was originally utilized by Tramer in 1934 to describe children who… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
ELECTIVE MUTISM IN CHILDREN.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ELECTIVE MUTISM IN CHILDREN.
1950
1950
Observations on elective mutism in children.
Our own, and several other cases of “elective mutism,” a relatively rare disorder, are described. The children thus afflicted are… 
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