Selective mutism on the etiology and treatment.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 18 Selective mutism on the etiology and treatment [Abstract selective mutism is more than a cause of childhood disorders, inner psychological conflicts, internal factors such as personality traits and family environment, external factors such as language environment of children in this class have important implications. In terms of treatment, drugs Although the use of common but treatment is generally not the first choice for treatment. psychological therapy individual therapy, family therapy and intervention in schools is more effective intervention. But in view of the disease is the result of a number of factors, therefore, treatment of such children should be more integrated intervention. [Keywords:] selective mutism causes more psychological treatment [Abstract] Selective mutism is a multi-pathogeny handicap which is taken bad in childhood. Both the inter factors like psychogenic conflict, personality, ect and the exterior factors like family environment, language circumstance are affect these children profoundly. About the therapy, medication is employed widely but it shouldn’t be the principal choice. Individual therapy, family therapy and intervention in school are useful. The selective mutism is the result of multi-pathogeny, so the all-around intervention is been advocated. [Keywords:] selective mutism multi-pathogeny psychogenic therapy 1. Introduction Selective mutism (selective mutism, SM) is a childhood disorder, originating in childhood. These children have normal language comprehension and verbal expression, but there will be selective in some specific, verbal communication needs to keep silent occasions. Selective mutism is currently not on the international or national large sample studies, only a few reports about its prevalence. Brown and Lloyd’s study shows that selective mutism in 5 year olds, prevalence was 0.72 %, the children enrolled in the first 8 weeks of complete silence, but