A process study of Anxiety, Social anxiety and Depression among people who stutter

Stuttering is a type of communicative disorder that has not yet been identified as the main cause, and not definitive treatment has been found for it. Stuttering is a complex disorder that in addition to communication disorder can cause mental disorders too. In this research, we probe three common mental disorders (Anxiety, Social anxiety, Depression) in people with stuttering. The results show that social anxiety is the most common mental disorder in people with stuttering. Anxiety in stutterer people is more than those have not stuttering, but about depression, the results are not the same. Sometimes there is no difference, and sometimes the rate of depression is more than nonstuttering. It seems depression in stutters people will increase by rising of age. Probably, one the most important reason of conflict results in evaluating of mental disorder such as depression is utilizing different measures. Unfortunately, the most studies in diagnose of mental disorders for stutterers, is done by speech therapists. Often Speech therapists use inventories to diagnose mental disorders. Therefore, using clinical interviews by mental health professionals is the best way to correct the diagnoses of mental disorders in stutterers. It is suggested that introducing the most appropriate type of psychotherapy and paying much attention to depression in stutterers should be studied.

Keywords:

Mental disorder , Anxiety , Social anxiety , Depression , Stutter