A Selective Mutism Arising from First Language Attrition, Successfully Treated with Paroxetine-CBT Combination Treatment
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 569-572, 2015.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
After immersion in a foreign language, speakers often have difficulty retrieving native-language words and may experience a decrease in its proficiency, this phenomenon, in the non-pathological form, is known as first language attrition. Self-perception of this low native-language proficiency and apprehension occurring when speaking is expected and, may sometimes lead these people to a state of social anxiety and, in extreme forms, can involve the withholding of speech as a primitive tool for self-protection, linking them to selective mutism. We report an unusual case of selective mutism arising from first language attrition in an Italian girl after attending a two-year "German language school", who successfully responded to a paroxetine-cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) combination treatment.
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Main subject:
Anxiety
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Self Concept
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Paroxetine
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Immersion
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Mutism
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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