Elective Mutism In Children - Three Case Studies
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Elective Mutism in Childhood
Introduction Elective mutism was first described in the literature in 1877 by Kussmaul who used the term "aphasia voluntaria" in order to describe children who, though not severely disturbed, are willfully mute for purposes they refuse to disclose. From this time until the 1930's there was very little else in the German literature. In 1934, Tramer coined the name "elective mutism" which has gai...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0253-7176,0975-1564
DOI: 10.1177/0975156419800101