title: Psychogenic stuttering of adult onset.
abstract: The characteristic features of psychogenic stuttering of adult onset are reviewed and four cases of this disorder are presented. Psychogenic stuttering of adult onset is best classified as a conversion reaction, and tentative criteria for this diagnosis are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mahr
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Leith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013342:Stuttering / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy