Features:

• Broad overview of the current knowledge regarding the influence of language and phonology on stuttering, and the implications these factors have for assessment and treatment
• In-depth coverage of cluttering by the country's leading experts
• Expanded, up-to-date discussion of the assessment and treatment of stuttering in bilingual populations
• New sections addressing pharmaceutical approaches to stuttering, including the efficacy of such treatments as well as possible side effects
• Theoretical and practical approaches to counseling children who stutter and their families
• Chapters on adjunctive treatments such as self-help and mutual aid groups

Ideal for students in graduate programs and clinical practicum, this handbook will also serve as an invaluable reference for practitioners in the clinical setting.