Selective mutism and the risk of mental and neurodevelopmental disorders among siblings.

ABSTRACT: The siblings of children with mental disorders are more likely to experience mental health issues themselves, but there has been a lack of sibling studies on selective mutism (SM). The aim of this population-based study was to use national registers to examine associations between children with SM and diagnoses of various mental disorder in their siblings. All singleton children born in Finland from 1987 to 2009, and diagnosed with SM from 1998 to 2012, were identified from national health registers and matched with four controls by age and sex. Their biological siblings and parents were identified using national registries and the diagnostic information on the siblings of the subjects and controls was obtained. The final analyses comprised 658 children with SM and their 1661 siblings and

SUBMITTER: Koskela M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10805856 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature