Open AccessManagement of stuttering using cognitive behavior therapy and mindfulness meditation
Author(s) -
Monica Mongia,
Avijit Gupta,
Aishwarya Vijay,
Raja Sadhu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_18_19
Subject(s) - stuttering , mindfulness meditation , psychology , mindfulness , fluency , psychotherapist , anxiety , intervention (counseling) , meditation , cognition , psychosocial , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , philosophy , mathematics education , theology
Stuttering is a speech fluency disorder with varied etiological explanations. It is important to identify symptoms early so that adequate and timely intervention can be delivered with focus on management and recovery. Stuttering, besides affecting speech fluency, might have a number of negative psychosocial consequences for the sufferer that may lead to immense anxiety, besides other symptoms. Therefore, it is thus imperative to include multiple dimensions in the holistic treatment of stuttering. Cognitive behavior therapy and mindfulness equip the client with the skills to manage the problems that occur as a result of stuttering. Since the rate of relapse in this condition is high, the chosen therapeutic paradigm must involve booster sessions over a long term. Periodic, detailed assessment would update the therapist about the barriers in treatment and would help in devising appropriate methods to get rid of these hindrances.