Book description
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 of
Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency
retains 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 countrys 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. "For those who...frequently find themselves
pulling the second edition from their shelf, the third edition will be a
welcome reference companion. A must-have for scholars and graduate
students who are serious about studying fluency disorders. The editors
have once again assembled a varied and knowledgeable group of authors
who write well and provide good coverage of...current issues in the
assessment and treatment of stuttering across the lifespan. It would be
an excellent choice as a supplemental text for a graduate class in
fluency disorders and is a volume that fluency specialists and scholards
will most certainly want in their professional library."--Journal
of Fluency Disorders_x000D_ _x000D_ "Many authors from the
discipline have contributed their expertise to this text via easily
digestible chapters. In this text, the perception of stuttering from a
narrow, shortsighted and unidimensional perspective has been replaced
with a broad, farsighted, and multidimensional perspective. Each chapter
is well-supported with evidence-based references substantiating its
particular thesis. This is an excellent teaching tool and reference for
the beginning and intermediate student or clinician...The reading is
easy, sufficiently detailed, and very well-documented. This text clearly
illustrates the complex, dynamic, multifaceted characteristics of
stuttering and related fluency disorders."--Journal of Fluency
Disorders Professor and Director, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center,
Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN, USA Professor Emeritus, Department of Speech and Hearing
Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
