Incorporating a Mindfulness Meditation Exercise Into a Stuttering Treatment Program
Greta Emge, M. Pellowski
Communication Disorders Quarterly July 16, 2018 DOI: 10.1177/1525740118783516 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | One adult male who stutters |
| Interventions | Mindfulness meditation fluency shaping techniques |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Adding a mindfulness meditation exercise to a fluency shaping treatment program may be helpful for people who stutter, based on before-and-after analysis of speech disfluencies in a single adult male client. |
Abstract
A mindfulness meditation exercise was incorporated into a stuttering treatment program for an adult male who stutters. Speech disfluencies were analyzed before and after mindfulness meditation and implementation of fluency shaping techniques. Findings suggested that including a mindfulness meditation exercise into a treatment program may be helpful for people who stutter.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain sources of EEG gamma frequency during volitionally meditation-induced, altered states of consciousness, and experience of the self Advanced meditator | 2001 | Case study | n = 1 |
| Mindfulness Meditation for Alcohol Relapse Prevention: A Feasibility Pilot Study Adult alcohol-dependent graduates of an intensive outpatient program | 2008 | Prospective case series | n = 19 |
| How does it feel to lack a sense of boundaries? A case study of a long-term mindfulness meditator. A single long-term mindfulness practitioner (S) with 40 years of practice in... | 2015 | Qualitative case study | n = 1 |
| Loving‐kindness meditation to enhance recovery from negative symptoms of schizophrenia Individuals suffering from schizophrenia-spectrum disorders with persistent negative... | 2009 | Case study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Problem Gambling A female problem gambler | 2011 | Case study | n = 1 |
Citations in the library
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- Mindfulness – wykorzystanie praktyki uważności w terapii dorosłych osób z giełkotem i jąkaniem Logopaedica Lodziensia December 17, 2024
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