Selective mutism: a population-based study: a research note
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Teachers screened a whole population of school-age children for selective mutism. The study evaluated seven- to 15-year-old pupils in two school districts in Goteborg, Sweden. The findings identified three girls and two boys meeting DSM-IV criteria for selective mutism while 25 more exhibited combined shyness and reticent that is not categorized as clinical disorder. Average selective mutism was 18 per 10,000 children and shyness/reticence was 89 for every 10,000 children. Selective mutism was more frequently occurring than previously detected.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 1997
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Practitioner review: physical investigations in mental retardation
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Mental retardation is defined as a disease characterized by the incomplete development of the mind and impairments of skills. It occurs in more than 1% of the child population and boys are more affected than girls. Its etiology may be traced to prenatal causes, inborn errors of metabolism and environmental influences. The disease frequently occurs with cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy and other psychiatric disorders. A work-up with a neurologist, neuropsychiatrist or a pediatrician is recommended in all cases of mental retardation.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 1997
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The Emmanuel Miller Memorial Lecture 1994: depressive disorders in childhood: an impressionistic landscape
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Studies of clinically-referred and diagnosed patients and communities must convey impressionistic detail of depressive disorders in childhood. Depressive syndromes in childhood are analyzed and questions related to it are answered. The information gathered are used in respect with implications for the treatment of clinically-bothered and depressed children and prevention of its early development.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 1997
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