The Psychology of Voice Disorders

Preface. Acknowledgments. Dedication. Introduction. Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice. The Medical History and Physical Examination of the Dosordered Voice. Common Diagnoses and Interdisciplinary Treatment in Professional Voice Users. General and Psychotropic Medications and their Effects on the Voice. Psychological Assessment of Patients with Voice Disorders. Co-Morbid Psychopathology. Voice Professional: Special Psychological Considerations. Psychogenic Dysphonia. Response to Vocal Injury. Response to Voice Surgery. Response to Neurologic Disorders Affecting Communication. Response to Vocal Tract Cancer. Stress Management. Performance Anxiety. Psychotherapeutic Management of Patients with Voice Disorders. Perceived Voice Loss in Professional Voice Users: Principles and Case Studies with Guided Drawing Assignments. Appendixes. Indexes.