Counseling for stuttering
Counseling for stuttering
Counseling to treat stuttering is most common in adults. This treatment can help manage problems that have developed as a result of stuttering, such as low self-esteem. Psychiatric counseling may be used alone or with speech therapy and is recommended when:
- A mental health disorder, such as social anxiety, is suspected to be the primary cause of stuttering.
- The person is not a good candidate for speech therapy because of a coexisting problem, such as severe depression.
- Speech therapy has not improved stuttering.
- A stuttering relapse occurs shortly after completing a speech therapy program.
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| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Robert M. Kroll, BSc, MSc, PhD - Speech Pathology |
| Last Updated | August 25, 2008 |
| Last updated: | August 25, 2008 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Robert M. Kroll, BSc, MSc, PhD - Speech Pathology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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