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 ...

He has what’s known as ‘selective mutism’ although the name is rather misleading. The Hampshire 16-year-old isn’t choosing to be silent. He would love to be able to speak out. He would ...

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 ...

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 ...

She has struggled with selective mutism (SM) since childhood, leading to depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). According to NHS guidance, SM is an anxiety disorder that prevents ...

Scientist says genes they’re working with could also explain why wolves evolved into dogs, and why there are no chimp cities.

Guwahati have developed a novel, low-cost technology that works to generate human speech signals directly from vocal cord ...

A TEENAGER is determine to help others after overcoming a disorder which meant she could only talk to members of her own family. Isabella Turner, an 18-year-old from West Thurrock, battled a ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2005;8(8):61-68. Binswanger's disease (BD), or subacute arteriosclerotic encephalopathy, is characterized by diffuse demyelination of the white matter with lacunar lesions in ...