Psychogenic stuttering of adult onset.
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.
Mahr
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Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Leith
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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