Selective mutism
Selective mutism (also referred as SM) is an anxiety disorder where a person normally cannot speak in specific situations, specific places, or to specific people if a certain condition is triggered. Selective mutism usually happens while the person has a social anxiety disorder.[1][2][3][4] Children and adults with selective mutism are fully capable of speech and understanding language but simply cannot speak because they physically cannot speak in certain settings.[5] People with selective mutism stay silent even when the consequences of their silence include shame, social rejection, or punishment.[6]
References
- ↑ Viana, A. G.. Selective mutism: A review and integration of the last 15 years. Clinical Psychology Review 29 (1) (2009). p. 57–67. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2008.09.009.
- ↑ Dummit, E. S.. Systematic Assessment of 50 Children with Selective Mutism. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 36 (5) (1997). p. 653–660. doi:10.1097/00004583-199705000-00016.
- ↑ Vecchio, J. L.. Selective Mutism in Children: Comparison to Youths with and Without Anxiety Disorders. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 27 (2005). p. 31–37. doi:10.1007/s10862-005-3263-1.
- ↑ Black, B.. Psychiatric Characteristics of Children with Selective Mutism: A Pilot Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 34 (7) (1995). p. 847–856. doi:10.1097/00004583-199507000-00007.
- ↑ Adelman, L.. Don't Call me Shy (2007)LangMarc Publishing. ISBN 978-1880292327.
- ↑ Brown, Harriet (12 April 2005). The Child Who Would Not Speak a Word. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/12/health/psychology/12mute.html.