Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-192) and index.
Contents:
The problem -- From Aristotle to Freud -- The search for psychodynamics -- The Orton-Travis theory of cerebral dominance -- A medical model for stuttering -- Iowa therapy -- The diagnosogenic theory -- Stuttering as an anticipatory avoidance reaction -- Learning theories -- Drug therapy -- Stuttering as a perceptual defect -- Behavior therapy -- The search for brain differences -- Stuttering and heredity -- The inception of stuttering -- The treatment of early stuttering -- The treatment of developed stuttering -- Self-help groups -- Conclusion.
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