Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism
Some authors suggest that selective mutism should be considered as a variant of social phobia or a disorder in the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. Recent studies indicate that pharmacological treatments may be effective in the treatment of selective mutism. In this article, four cases who were treate...
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| description | Some authors suggest that selective mutism should be considered as a variant of social phobia or a disorder in the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. Recent studies indicate that pharmacological treatments may be effective in the treatment of selective mutism. In this article, four cases who were treated with citalopram and escitalopram are presented. The results indicate that the drugs were well tolerated, and the level of social and verbal interactions improved significantly. These findings have shown that citalopram and escitalopram can be considered in medication of selective mutism; nevertheless, it is essential that research be done with more cases than previous ones, in order to prove their accuracy |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c741aea83b844a49fec75a42479e4532023-02-15T16:07:34ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBalkan Medical Journal2146-31232146-31312012-03-0129199102Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective MutismMazlum ÇöpürIşık GörkerTürkay DemirSome authors suggest that selective mutism should be considered as a variant of social phobia or a disorder in the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. Recent studies indicate that pharmacological treatments may be effective in the treatment of selective mutism. In this article, four cases who were treated with citalopram and escitalopram are presented. The results indicate that the drugs were well tolerated, and the level of social and verbal interactions improved significantly. These findings have shown that citalopram and escitalopram can be considered in medication of selective mutism; nevertheless, it is essential that research be done with more cases than previous ones, in order to prove their accuracyhttp://www.tutfd.org/text.php3?id=839Selective mutismchildrenescitalopramcitalopram |
| spellingShingle | Mazlum Çöpür Işık Görker Türkay Demir Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism Balkan Medical Journal Selective mutism children escitalopram citalopram |
| title | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism |
| title_full | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism |
| title_fullStr | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism |
| title_short | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism |
| title_sort | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for treatment of selective mutism |
| topic | Selective mutism children escitalopram citalopram |
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