An Update in Thinking About Nonorganic Voice Disorders
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An update in thinking about nonorganic voice disorders.
OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate psychosocial factors in nonorganic voice disorders (NVDs). Nonorganic voice disorders are presumed to be the result of increased muscular tension that is caused to varying extents by vocal misuse and emotional stress. It is therefore necessary to include both of these in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with voice disorders. DESIGN Clinical survey. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.132.10.1128