Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency (Current Therapy of Communication Disorders) [Hardcover]

Richard F., Ph.D. Curlee (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1993 | ISBN-10: 0865774420 | ISBN-13: 978-0865774421 | Edition: First Edition

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 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.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"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

"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

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Thieme Medical Pub; First Edition edition (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865774420
• ISBN-13: 978-0865774421
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,113,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars good text book, September 13, 2008

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This review is from: Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency (Hardcover)

I bought this book for a class. It's very informative but a little dense and the print is small.