Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency

by Conture, Edward G.; Curlee, Richard F., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781588905024
• ISBN10: 1588905020
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-01
• Publisher: Thieme Medical Pub

Summary

Enlisting the expertise of leading clinicians, researchers, and theorists, the editors have here compiled a complete reference for the current clinical strategies for treating stuttering and fluency disorders in both children and adults. The third edition ofStuttering and Related Disorders of Fluencyretains the comprehensive scope of previous editions and provides thorough guidance for the early assessment, diagnosis, and the treatments and adjunctive therapies available for each disorder.Features:Broad overview of the current knowledge regarding the influence of language and phonology on stuttering, and the implications these factors have for assessment and treatment In-depth coverage of cluttering by the country's leading experts Expanded, up-to-date discussion of the assessment and treatment of stuttering in bilingual populations New sections addressing pharmaceutical approaches to stuttering, including the efficacy of such treatments as well as possible side effects Theoretical and practical approaches to counseling children who stutter and their families Chapters on adjunctive treatments such as self-help and mutual aid groups Ideal for students in graduate programs and clinical practicum, this handbook will also serve as an invaluable reference for practitioners in the clinical setting.

Table of Contents

Identification and case selection guidelines for early childhood stuttering	p. 3
Treatment factors that influence therapy outcomes of children who stutter	p. 23
Data-based assessment of adolescents and adults who stutter	p. 39
Lidcombe program 2007 : clinical tales and clinical trials	p. 55
An indirect treatment approach for early intervention for childhood stuttering	p. 77
The fluency rules program for school-age children who stutter	p. 100
Counseling children who stutter and their parents	p. 115
The comprehensive stuttering program for school-age children with strategies for managing teasing and bullying	p. 131
Language considerations in childhood stuttering	p. 153
Role of phonology in childhood stuttering and its treatment	p. 168
Assessment and treatment of stuttering in bilingual speakers	p. 183
Intensive treatment of stuttering in adolescents and adults	p. 213
Traditional approaches to treatment of stuttering in adolescents and adults	p. 233
Self-help and mutual aid groups as an adjunct to stuttering therapy	p. 256
A critical review of the effect of drugs on stuttering	p. 277
Understanding and treating of fluttering	p. 297
Etiology, symptomatology, and treatment of neurogenic stuttering	p. 326
Self-control and the treatment of stuttering	p. 344
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