Skuteczność terapii osób dorosłych z zaburzeniami płynności mówienia pod postacią jąkania

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the experiment conducted in 2008 in the course of the two-weekly treatment period for stuttering adults and adolescent accompanied by their parents/ others. The study covered 22 patients aged 18–30 years. The subjects were exposed to intensive logopaedic classes, using inter alia the comprehesive Mieczysław Chęciek Modified Psycho-Physiological Therapy Programme for the Stutterers, the Bożena Adamczyk “Echo” method, prolonged-speech techniques and psychotherapy with the relaxation and visualization, psychodrama, musical therapy, and elements of NLP. The symptoms of lingual disorders were analyzed quantitatively on the first and last day of the treatment period and one year after its completion, in such tests as recitation, repetition of sentences, reading a text, answering questions, and spontaneous speech. The numerical data indicated significant effects of the applied therapy, among others of stuttering frequency.