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[Treatment of selective mutism].

Siebke Melfsen1, Andreas Warnke

  • 1Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universität Würzburg. siebke.melfsen@onlinehome.de

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Summary

Selective mutism is a childhood communication disorder where children don't speak in certain social settings. Effective treatment requires understanding its links to anxiety and oppositional disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Child psychology
  • Communication disorders

Background:

  • Selective mutism is a childhood communication disorder.
  • Children with selective mutism can speak in familiar settings but not in specific social situations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide practical guidelines for assessing and treating children with selective mutism.
  • To review various behavioral approaches for selective mutism treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of selective mutism assessment and treatment.
  • Analysis of behavioral approaches including contingency management, shaping, and stimulus fading.

Main Results:

  • Multiple behavioral approaches exist for treating selective mutism.
  • Effective treatment generalization requires a clearer diagnostic understanding of selective mutism.

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  • Selective mutism is often linked to anxiety or oppositional disorders.
  • Further research is needed to establish effective, generalized treatments for selective mutism.