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Stuttering - Therapy
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Definition of 'Stuttering'A disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate for the individual's age. This disturbance is characterized by frequent repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables. Various other types of speech dysfluencies may also be involved including interjections, broken words, audible or silent blocking, circumlocutions, words produced with an excess of physical tension, and monosyllabic whole word repetitions. Stuttering may occur as a developmental condition in childhood or as an acquired disorder which may be associated with BRAIN INFARCTIONS and other BRAIN DISEASES. (From DSM-IV, 1994) |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Measurement of speech effort during fluency-inducing conditions in adults who do and do not stutter.
18 Aug 2009 
PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of 4 fluency-inducing (FI) conditions on self-rated speech effort and other variables in adults who stutter and in normally fluent controls. METHOD: Twelve adults with persistent stuttering and 12 adults who had ... Read more...
Stuttering patients' opinions on the Digital Speech Aid.
29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: The Digital Speech Aid (DSA) is a portable device used to reduce stuttering. It incorporates delayed auditory feedback (DAF) and frequency-shifted auditory feedback (FAF). Due to its small size, the DSA can be used by the stutterer in ... Read more...
Coping responses by adults who stutter: part II. Approaching the problem and achieving agency.
19 Jun 2009 As with the first of two companion manuscripts, this investigation employed a grounded theory approach to identify patterns of coping responses by adults responding to the stress resulting from the threat of stuttering. The companion paper described ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Stuttering - Therapy'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Measurement of speech effort during fluency-inducing conditions in adults who do and do not stutter. 18 Aug 2009
- Stuttering patients' opinions on the Digital Speech Aid. 29 Jun 2009
- Coping responses by adults who stutter: part II. Approaching the problem and achieving agency. 19 Jun 2009
- Prevalence of anxiety disorders among adults seeking speech therapy for stuttering. 11 Jun 2009
- The relationship between mental health disorders and treatment outcomes among adults who stutter. 3 Mar 2009
- The effects of self-generated synchronous and asynchronous visual speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency. 26 Feb 2009
- Effects of digital vibrotactile speech feedback on overt stuttering frequency. 30 Jan 2009
- Using syllable-timed speech to treat preschool children who stutter: a multiple baseline experiment. 12 Jan 2009
- [Family characteristics of stuttering children] 30 Oct 2008
- Extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention. 30 Oct 2008
- Long-term outcome of the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering intervention. 7 Oct 2008
- Defining, identifying, and evaluating clinical trials of stuttering treatments: a tutorial for clinicians. 5 Oct 2008
- Quality of life of individuals with persistent developmental stuttering.
29 Sep 2008 - Developing treatment for adolescents who stutter: a phase I trial of the Camperdown Program. 29 Sep 2008
- Effects of the SpeechEasy on objective and perceived aspects of stuttering: a 6-month, phase I clinical trial in naturalistic environments. 9 Aug 2008
- What do people who stutter want--fluency or freedom? 9 Aug 2008
- Evidence-based treatment and stuttering--historical perspective. 9 Aug 2008
- Phonotactic probability effects in children who stutter. 30 Jul 2008
- An experimental clinical trial of a cognitive-behavior therapy package for chronic stuttering. 27 Jul 2008
- [Diagnostics and therapy of stuttering children] 29 Jun 2008
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Technical information about 'Stuttering'
Definition: A disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate for the individual's age. This disturbance is characterized by frequent repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables. Various other types of speech dysfluencies may also be involved including interjections, broken words, audible or silent blocking, circumlocutions, words produced with an excess of physical tension, and monosyllabic whole word repetitions. Stuttering may occur as a developmental condition in childhood or as an acquired disorder which may be associated with BRAIN INFARCTIONS and other BRAIN DISEASES. (From DSM-IV, 1994)
Descriptor UI: D013342
Alternative terms: Stuttering; Stuttering, Developmental; Developmental Stuttering; Stuttering, Adult; Adult Stuttering; Stuttering, Childhood; Childhood Stuttering; Stammering; Stuttering, Acquired; Acquired Stuttering;
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