Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism

Abstract

Some authors suggest that selective mutism should be considered as a variant of social phobia or a disorder in the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. Recent studies indicate that pharmacological treatments may be effective in the treatment of selective mutism. In this article, four cases who were treated with citalopram and escitalopram are presented. The results indicate that the drugs were well tolerated, and the level of social and verbal interactions improved significantly. These findings have shown that citalopram and escitalopram can be considered in medication of selective mutism; nevertheless, it is essential that research be done with more cases than previous ones, in order to prove their accuracy Turkish Başlık: Selektif Mutismin Tedavisinde SSRI' ların Kullanımı Anahtar Kelimeler: Selektif mutism, çocuklar, essitalopram, sitalopram Bazı yazarlar selektif mutismin, sosyal fobinin bir varyantı olduğunu veya obsesif kompulsif bozukluk spektrumu içinde yer aldığını ileri sürmektedirler.Son yapılan çalışmalar selektif mutismin tedavisinde ilaçların etkili olabileceğini göstermektedir.Bu makalede sitalopram ve essitalopram ile tedavi edilen dört elektif mutism olgusu sunulmaktadır. Sonuçlar, bu iki ilacın olgularca iyi tolere edildiğini, verbal ve sosyal etkileşimin geliştiğini göstermiştir. Bu veriler sitalopram ve essitalopramın, selektif mutismin farmakolojik tedavisinde dikkate alınabileceğini düşündürmekle birlikte, daha net bilgiler elde etmek için geniş hasta gruplarında yeni çalışmaların yapılması gerekir..

Keywords

• Selective mutism, children, escitalopram, citalopram

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Treatment of Selective Mutism

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