Understanding and Treating Psychogenic Voice Disorder

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This book provides a step-by-step guide to understanding andtreating psychogenic voice disorder by combining speech andlanguage therapy with skills drawn from the field of cognitivebehaviour therapy (CBT). Beginning with a new classification of psychogenic voicedisorder, the authors then provide a description of the CBT modeland give helpful and systematic guidelines on using this approachin combination with speech and language therapy skills. Theyprovide invaluable guidance on how to extend the standard voicecase history to include a psychosocial assessment, and how to applysymptomatic voice therapy principles and techniques for thispatient population. Later chapters show how to assess and work with patientssuffering from symptoms of anxiety and lowered mood, and how tounderstand and respond to various forms of psychopathology that maypresent in association with voice disorder. Finally, detailed casestudies illustrate how an experienced therapist might respond toindividual assessment and treatment challenges.

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Peter Butcher

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"This text is value for money, easy to dip into and a comprehensiveresource for any level of experience.... Its style is accessibleand it is widely referenced with an invaluable summary at the endof each chapter." (Speech & Language Therapy inPractice, Summer 2009) "This book fleshes out areas which have been ignored andmalnourished in the understanding and treatment of voice."(Doody's Health Services)
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