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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJPBA-107, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2015/107
Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of Psychomotor Approach in Children Affected by Selective Mutism: A Multicenter Study in Italian Pediatric Population

Maria Esposito1*, Francesco Precenzano1, Maria Ruberto2, Marco Carotenuto1

1Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
22Department of Odonto-Stomathologic Disciplines, Pathology – Orthopedic Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Dr. Maria Esposito, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini 580131 Napoli, Italy; Tel: + 39 081 5666988;Fax: +39 081 5666694; E-mail: maria.esposito2@unina2.it
18 January 2015; 04 July 2015; 06 July 2015
Esposito M, Precenzano F, Ruberto M, Carotenuto M (2015) Efficacy and Safety of Psychomotor Approach in Children Affected by Selective Mutism: a Multicenter Study in Italian Pediatric Population. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 1: 107. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2015/107
© 2015 Esposito et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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