Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses among children and adolescents, and over 90 percent of children with selective mutism also have social anxiety. Three experts provide parents with the first book of practical strategies for treating such children.
Angela E. McHolm, PhD, is director and Melanie K. Vanier, MA, is staff clinician at the Selective Mutism Service at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario.
Charles E. Cunningham, PhD, is a staff psychologist at McMaster.