Psychogenic voice disorders and traumatic stress experience: A discussion paper with two case reports

Journal of Voice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 308-318

  Baker, Janet ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conversion reaction; Functional aphonia dysphonia; Hysterical aphonia dysphonia; Psychogenic aphonia dysphonia; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHONATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0041837641     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0892-1997(03)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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