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Prevention of Selective mutism
Selective mutism is a childhood anxiety disorder in which a child is capable of speaking in some settings but consistently fails to speak in others, most often in school or unfamiliar social situations. Because…
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Treatment for Selective mutism
The treatment of selective mutism is usually based on behavioral and psychological interventions, sometimes combined with medication when anxiety is severe or persistent. Selective mutism is not a disorder of speech production in the…
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Diagnosis of Selective mutism
Selective mutism is usually identified when a child or adolescent speaks normally in some settings but persistently does not speak in others where speech is expected. The pattern is most often noticed at school,…
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Causes of Selective mutism
What causes selective mutism? The condition usually develops when an underlying anxiety-related inhibition of speech emerges in a child whose biological sensitivity, temperament, and environment all reinforce one another. It is not caused by…
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Symptoms of Selective mutism
Selective mutism is characterized by a persistent inability to speak in certain social settings, most often at school, with unfamiliar adults, or in other situations where speech is expected. The central symptom is not…
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Diagnosis of Septic shock
Septic shock is diagnosed as a medical emergency that develops from sepsis, a dangerous body-wide response to infection. In practice, clinicians identify it by combining the patient’s symptoms, vital signs, laboratory data, and evidence…
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Treatment for Sepsis
What treatments are used for sepsis? The core treatment is immediate medical management that combines rapid antibiotics, source control of the infection, intravenous fluids, oxygen and breathing support when needed, and close monitoring in…