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Elective mutism: Fixation and the double bind

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  1. New York University School of Medicine, USA

    Salvatore V. Ambrosino (Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Director)

  2. Children's Developmental Center, Flushing, NY, USA

    Salvatore V. Ambrosino (Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Director) & Maria Alessi (Assistant Director)

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Ambrosino, S.V., Alessi, M. Elective mutism: Fixation and the double bind. Am J Psychoanal 39, 251–256 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01253570

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