When Behavioral Intervention Failed: A Single Case Report of a Successful Treatment of Selective Mutism Using Fluoxetine

This art icle demonstrates the remed iation of selective mut ism (SM) with fluo xetine treat ment on a male (9 years 2 months), fo llowing unsuccessful behavioral and psychosocial interventions. Although it is premature to consider pharmacological treat ment as a more effective treat ment than behavioral or other psychotherapeutic modalit ies for persistent SM, the results from this study are consistent with prior research demonstrating the efficacy of pharmacological intervention, specifically fluo xetine, in the treat ment of SM.