An Updated Characterization of Childhood Selective Mutism: Exploring Clinical Features, Treatment Utilization, and School Services.
Child anxiety
Selective mutism
Social anxiety
Journal
Child psychiatry and human development
ISSN: 1573-3327
Titre abrégé: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 1275332
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 Aug 2023
31 Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted:
09
08
2023
medline:
31
8
2023
pubmed:
31
8
2023
entrez:
31
8
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Selective mutism (SM) is a severe but understudied childhood anxiety disorder. Most epidemiological research on SM was conducted decades ago and is limited by small sample sizes. This study analyzes parent-reported clinical data from 230 children with diagnosed and suspected SM to provide current information about the presentation of this disorder. Overall, anxiety and social anxiety symptoms were elevated. Gender ratio, comorbidities and family history of psychopathology were generally aligned with previous research. However, age of onset and diagnosis were both earlier than previously reported, with an average delay of 2 years between onset and diagnosis. The majority of children received therapy and school accommodations for their SM, yet there was large variability in types of interventions. This is the largest survey of children with SM conducted primarily within the US and it constitutes the first systematic inquiry into interventions and accommodations received within clinical and school settings.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37650960
doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01589-8
pii: 10.1007/s10578-023-01589-8
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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