Evaluating the Results of Physician and Parent Decisions to Treat Selective Mutism With Fluoxetine

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female from seven to seventeen years of age at their last birthday * Meet DSM-IV-TR criteria for selective mutism * No history of medication treatment for selective mutism * Child has an immediate biological family member who is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or has experienced symptoms of an anxiety disorder at some point in time * Child has received 10 weeks of an evidence-based psychosocial treatment * Child has never had a negative reaction to a psychopharmacological medication * Child exhibits symptoms of social anxiety Exclusion Criteria: * Child is diagnosed with a speech condition, mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder, or schizophrenia * Child is an English language learner or from a different culture than the culture predominately represented within his or her school * Child is taking or has taken any kind of a psychopharmacological medication (e.g., SSRI, MAO-I, stimulant, etc.) * Child has a medical illness that may be complicated through the use of a psychopharmacological treatment