A portable vibratory-feedback device for reducing excessive vocal loudness: A case study

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-376

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Markus, Sonia ^a   Behrendt, Manja ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Excessive vocal loudness; Feedback device; Intellectual disability; Vibratory feedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH;

EID: 0031764725     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1352465898264095     Document Type: Article

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