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Manual of Voice Treatment Pediatrics Through Geriatrics

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ISBN-10: 1418009571

ISBN-13: 9781418009571

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Moya L. Andrews

List price: $141.95
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This highly regarded resource for voice disorders across the lifespan has been thoroughly revised and reorganized for this exciting third edition. Organized sequentially through the life stages from pediatrics through geriatrics, descriptions of common voice disorders and general and specific techniques for voice therapy are covered. Clinical and practical in its approach, this text strives to instill clinical competencies that form the foundation of successful assessment and intervention. New to this edition, a bonus CD-ROM contains handouts and forms that can be printed for clinical use or downloaded and modified to meet individual clinical needs. This CD-ROM also provides color photos of…    
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Book details

List price: $141.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 4/12/2006
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 656
Size: 9.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English

William E. Becker is Professor of Economics at Indiana University Bloomington and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of South Australia. He is author of several books and editor of the Journal of Economic Education.Moya L. Andrews is Professor Emerita of Speech and Hearing Sciences, former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and former Dean of the Faculties at Indiana University Bloomington. A master gardener, she is author of Perennials Short and Tall: A Seasonal Progression of Flowers for Your Garden (IUP, 2008).

Preface
Acknowledgments
Anatomy and Physiology
Overview
The Respiratory System
The Phonatory System
The Articulatory and Resonance Systems
Summary
Competencies
Assessment
Perspectives on Voice Assessment
Appraisal
Diagnosis of Voice Disorders
Summary
Competencies
Approaches to Intervention
Key Personnel
Types of Therapy
Issues in Designing Programs
Summary
Competencies
Pediatric Disorders and Their Treatment
Infants and Preschool Children
School-Age Children
Pediatric Voice Problems Associated with Other Conditions
The Voice at Puberty
The Treatment of Laryngeal Disorders
The Treatment of Resonance Disorders
Summary
Competencies
Adult Disorders and Their Treatment
Dysphonias Related to Tension, Habits, and Trauma
Disorders Related to Psychological Trauma
Treatment of Dysphonia Related to Occupational Demands
Syndromes of Laryngeal Dysfunction
Working with Teachers of Singing and Acting Voice
Coordinating Voice Therapy with the Medical-Surgical Management
Summary
Competencies
Neurologic and Geriatric Disorders and Their Treatment
Neurological Bases of Vocal Behavior
Dysphonias Associated with Flaccid Muscle Tone and Hypoadduction
Dysphonias Associated with Increased Muscle Tone and Hyperadduction, Mixed Patterns, and Tremor
Voice Therapy Strategies for Laryngeal Hypoadduction and Hyperadduction
Disorders of Uncertain Etiology: Spasmodic Dysphonias
Geriatric Voice Disorders
Summary
Competencies
Communication after Laryngectomy and Tracheotomy
Cancer of the Larynx
Issues Relevant to Alaryngeal Voice Options
Sound Sources External to the Body: Artificial Larynges
Counseling and Management Issues
Ventilator-Dependent Patients
Summary
Competencies
Sex, Gender, and Effects on Voice
Introduction
The Effects of Sex on Voice
The Effects of Gender on Voice
Summary
Competencies
Psychosocial Dynamics and Counseling
Voice and Role in Family and Society
Research on Psychodynamic Aspects of Voice Disorders
Psychodynamic Voice Treatment Approaches
Counseling as It Applies to Specific Populations
Summary
Competencies
Appendix Contents
CD-ROM Contents
Appendix
References
Index