Multimodal Treatment Approach in a Child with Selective Mutism

Selective mutism is a disorder that begins in childhood and is characterized by lack of speech in certain social settings in which the child is expected to speak, although he/she has the ability to speak and speaks normally in other settings. Selective mutism is a rare disorder in clinical psychiatr...

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Main Authors:	Ruken Demirkol Tunca, Devrim Akdemir
Format:	Article
Language:	Turkish
Published:	Galenos Yayinevi 2020-07-01
Series:	Çocuk ve Gençlik Ruh Sağlığı Dergisi
Subjects:	selective mutism play therapy speech therapy pharmacotherapy multimodal treatment
Online Access:	http://cogepderg.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/multimodal-treatment-approach-in-a-child-with-sele/39849

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spelling	doaj-94a1dea61e5b403c93501f7137337f622021-08-26T13:23:53ZturGalenos YayineviÇocuk ve Gençlik Ruh Sağlığı Dergisi1301-39042687-35322020-07-0127212012310.4274/tjcamh.galenos.2020.1463313049054Multimodal Treatment Approach in a Child with Selective MutismRuken Demirkol Tunca0Devrim Akdemir1 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk ve Ergen Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk ve Ergen Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye Selective mutism is a disorder that begins in childhood and is characterized by lack of speech in certain social settings in which the child is expected to speak, although he/she has the ability to speak and speaks normally in other settings. Selective mutism is a rare disorder in clinical psychiatry. Selective mutism is caused by the interaction of genetic, temperamental, environmental and developmental factors. Studies showing the effectiveness of interventions in the treatment of children with selective mutism such as behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies, family therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy and speech therapy are still relatively limited. In this case report, the multimodal treatment of a seven-year-old boy with selective mutism including play therapy, family counseling, treatment of comorbid psychiatric disorders, speech therapy, educational interventions and pharmacotherapy is discussed with a review of literature. http://cogepderg.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/multimodal-treatment-approach-in-a-child-with-sele/39849 selective mutismplay therapyspeech therapypharmacotherapymultimodal treatment
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title	Multimodal Treatment Approach in a Child with Selective Mutism
title_short	Multimodal Treatment Approach in a Child with Selective Mutism
title_full	Multimodal Treatment Approach in a Child with Selective Mutism
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publisher	Galenos Yayinevi
series	Çocuk ve Gençlik Ruh Sağlığı Dergisi
issn	1301-3904 2687-3532
publishDate	2020-07-01
description	Selective mutism is a disorder that begins in childhood and is characterized by lack of speech in certain social settings in which the child is expected to speak, although he/she has the ability to speak and speaks normally in other settings. Selective mutism is a rare disorder in clinical psychiatry. Selective mutism is caused by the interaction of genetic, temperamental, environmental and developmental factors. Studies showing the effectiveness of interventions in the treatment of children with selective mutism such as behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies, family therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy and speech therapy are still relatively limited. In this case report, the multimodal treatment of a seven-year-old boy with selective mutism including play therapy, family counseling, treatment of comorbid psychiatric disorders, speech therapy, educational interventions and pharmacotherapy is discussed with a review of literature.
topic	selective mutism play therapy speech therapy pharmacotherapy multimodal treatment
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Multimodal Treatment Approach in a Child with Selective Mutism

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