Prevalence of anxiety disorders among adults seeking speech therapy for stuttering

A speech and psychological profile of treatment-seeking adolescents who stutter

“…Understanding the relationship between anxiety and stuttering during adolescence is of critical importance given the heightened rates of social anxiety disorder that have been found among adults who stutter compared to non-stuttering controls (Blumgart, Tran, & Craig, 2010;Iverach et al, 2009). However, research investigating the presence of anxiety in adolescents who stutter has yielded inconclusive results (Smith et al, 2014).…”

Orientación sexual y trastorno de ansiedad social: una revisión sistematica

“…Asimismo, es necesario señalar el rol que juegan los eventos o experiencias sociales negativas o aversivas en la presentación clínica del TAS [10][11][12][13][14][15] . En este punto es necesario tener presente la consideración actual de Höfler, en la que la causalidad propuesta por Bradford Hill es menos directa o explícita en la medida que profundiza en el conocimiento de los factores asociados a una condición 68 .…”

“…Un grupo de factores biológicos, psicológicos y sociales se han descrito para el inicio y el mantenimiento del TAS [5][6][7][8][9] . En este grupo, los eventos traumáticos se asocian significativamente a la presentación de TAS 10,11 , lo mismo que las situaciones de burlas, discriminación o exclusión social [12][13][14][15] .…”

Stuttering, alcohol consumption and smoking

“…The association between developmental stuttering and diminished psychological wellbeing has been extensively documented (Craig, Blumgart and Tran, 2009;Craig and Hancock, 1995;Craig and Tran, 2014;Iverach, O'Brian, Jones, Block, Lincoln, Harrison, Hewat, Menzies, Packman and Onslow, 2009;Iverach and Rapee, 2014;McAllister, Collier and Shepstone, 2013;McAllister, Kelman and Millard, 2015;Menzies, O'Brian, Onslow, Packman, St Clare, and Block, 2008). In particular, social anxiety disorder, an excessive and persistent fear or expectancy of negative evaluation in situations involving social interaction (American Psychiatric Association, 1994;Beck, Emery, & Greenberg, 1985) has been shown in several studies to be much more prevalent in adults who stutter than in the general population (Blumgart, Tran and Craig, 2010;Iverach and Rapee, 2014;Iverach et al, 2009;Menzies et al, 2008).…”

“…In particular, social anxiety disorder, an excessive and persistent fear or expectancy of negative evaluation in situations involving social interaction (American Psychiatric Association, 1994;Beck, Emery, & Greenberg, 1985) has been shown in several studies to be much more prevalent in adults who stutter than in the general population (Blumgart, Tran and Craig, 2010;Iverach and Rapee, 2014;Iverach et al, 2009;Menzies et al, 2008).…”