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Fahiem, R., Mohamed Hamad, A., Elalfy, D. (2022). Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms in Childhood Stutterers: An Egyptian Sample. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 23(23), 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2021.75098.1361
Reham Ahmed Fahiem; Amal Mohamed Hamad; Dina Elalfy. "Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms in Childhood Stutterers: An Egyptian Sample". Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 23, 23, 2022, 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2021.75098.1361
Fahiem, R., Mohamed Hamad, A., Elalfy, D. (2022). 'Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms in Childhood Stutterers: An Egyptian Sample', Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 23(23), pp. 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2021.75098.1361
Fahiem, R., Mohamed Hamad, A., Elalfy, D. Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms in Childhood Stutterers: An Egyptian Sample. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 2022; 23(23): 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2021.75098.1361

Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms in Childhood Stutterers: An Egyptian Sample

Article 34, Volume 23, Issue 23, 2022, Page 1-10  XML PDF (862.91 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2021.75098.1361
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Authors
Reham Ahmed Fahiem email orcid 1; Amal Mohamed Hamadorcid 2; Dina Elalfyorcid 3
1Lecturer of Phoniatrics, Department of Medical Studies for Children, Faculty of Postgraduate Childhood Studies, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2Lecturer of Psychology, Department of Child Psychological Studies, Faculty of Postgraduate Childhood Studies, Ain Shams University, Egypt
3Ain shams university
Abstract
Introduction: Stuttering is a fluency disorder in which an individual can produce speech effortlessly and automatically
and it is seriously compromised. Although the spontaneous recovery rate is high in children, stuttering will become
an intractable problem for some of them. In Egypt, it occurs at the Prevalence of 0.29- 0.55%. Stuttering is one of the
speech disorders which is characterized by developmental histories often marked by bullying, poor peer relationships, and
many negative social interactions. Therefore, it is clear that stuttering carries a significant risk of comorbid psychiatric
symptoms; these psychiatric symptoms appear in children and persist into adulthood. The theories behind stuttering and
mental health disorders are complex.
Aim: The current study aimed to determine comorbid psychiatric symptoms in stutterers.
Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on forty- seven stutterers. They were classified into three
groups: children group: their age ranged 6 - 9.7 years (7.4 ± 1.3), preadolescents group: their age ranged 10 - 11.8 years
(10.6 ± 0.6) and adolescents group: their age ranged 13.1- 17.2 years (15.1 ± 1.5), who were diagnosed with stuttering.
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Arabic Stuttering Severity Instrument (A- SSI) were applied to all of them.
Results: Comorbid psychiatric symptoms were associated with stuttering. It was found that psychiatric co-morbidities
aggravated the stuttering severity. These psychiatric symptoms appeared in children, preadolescents and became more
prominent in adolescents.
Conclusion: The current study demonstrated stuttering as a heterogeneous group of disorders. Cognitive behavior therapy
(CBT) is mandatory for stutterers in addition to the ordinary management program, which includes speech assessment and
intervention. On the other hand, CBT should be used as a prophylactic therapy in stutterers without comorbid psychiatric
symptoms.
Keywords
CBCL; CBT; co-morbidity; stuttering
Main Subjects
Pediatric Otolaryngology
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