Silence and related symptoms in children and adolescents: a network approach to selective mutism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Silence in certain situations represents the core symptom of selective mutism (SM). However, it is unclear what additional symptoms are part of this disorder. Although knowledge of symptoms is essential for diagnostics and intervention, to date, only scarce research exists on circumscribed symptoms of SM. Given the large overlap between SM and social anxiety disorder (SAD), it remains also unclear which symptoms can differentiate both disorders.

Methods

A network analysis of potential symptoms of SM was performed based on a mixed sample of N = 899 children and adolescents with and without indication of SM (n = 629 with silence in certain situations). In a preliminary analysis, we demonstrated that children with and without silence in certain situations do not diff

SUBMITTER: Vogel F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature