The World Health Organization considers health as a multidimensional concept
encompassing physical, mental, and social states of being. 21 A change in any one of these …

Now in its Third Edition, this book emphasizes the physiological perspective of voice
disorders—and the behavioral and emotional factors that can influence these changes …

Substantial advances in understanding the anatomy and physiology of phonation, and the
new technology that has improved voice measurement and voice surgery, have led to …

Approach to the Patient Page 1 Voice Disorders 0030-6665/91 $0.00 + ..20 Approach to the
Patient with a Voice Disorder James A. Koufman, MD, FACS* The successful care of patients …

Voice problems are a common occupational hazard of teaching school, yet few studies exist
that have objectively evaluated treatment approaches aimed at rehabilitating these …

Functional voice disorders (FVDs) are common. The diagnostic criteria for six types of FVD
and the results of treatment in a large series of patients are reported. Voice therapy was …

Functional voice disorders result from vocal misuse or abuse; they are more easily
recognized than other psychosomatic disorders because the clinician is able to visualize the …

Over 3 million teachers in the United States use their voice as a primary tool of trade and are
thought to be at higher risk for occupation-related voice disorders than the general …

Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the behavioral treatment
of voice disorders in teachers. The focus is on phonogenic disorders, that is voice disorders …

A review of the literature regarding the management of vocal fold paralysis revealed a
plethora of information related to surgical interventions but little objective data regarding the …