Mutism in older adults is not uncommon. It is often confused with severe depression, locked-in syndrome, and persistent vegetative state, but it is important to distinguish among them as the ...

Selective mutism is best described as an anxiety disorder that causes a normally verbal person to be unable to speak when exposed to certain situations. While it is estimated to affect around one ...

The NHS describes how selective mutism triggers a freeze response in certain social situations, with those affected experiencing anxiety and panic. While it has left Daisy-Mae unable to make ...

It wasn’t until she met a pupil with selective mutism while teaching at a kindergarten that she discovered her own diagnosis. Masking social anxiety: why some Hong Kong teens still use face ...

Joanna Turner felt unsupported after her daughter, Lucy, was diagnosed with selective mutism A mum says families are being left "isolated" in areas which have "poor care" for children with ...

Netflix's twisty romantic thriller features a plot driven by kidnapping, murder, contract marriages, arson, faked deaths, ...