Functional dysphonia: A role for psychologists?

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-180

  Scott, S ^a   Deary, I J ^b   Mackenzie, K ^a   Wilson, J A ^c  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DYSPHONIA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNX; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; TARGET ORGAN; TRAINING;

EID: 0030918009     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548509708400574     Document Type: Article

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