Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Selective Mutism
DEFINITION
- Anxiety disorder of early childhood characterized by restricted and qualitatively variable speech in social situations despite capacity for normal speech
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Last updated: September 26, 2025
Citation
Dowling, Anna, et al. "Selective Mutism." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787053/all/Selective_Mutism.
Dowling A, Keeton CP, Dull NS, Drake KL, Ginsburg GS. Selective Mutism. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787053/all/Selective_Mutism. Accessed October 22, 2025.
Dowling, A., Keeton, C. P., Dull, N. S., Drake, K. L., & Ginsburg, G. S. (2025). Selective Mutism. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787053/all/Selective_Mutism
Dowling A, Keeton CP, Dull NS, Drake KL, Ginsburg GS. Selective Mutism [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 22]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787053/all/Selective_Mutism.
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