学术论文

摘要

The focus ofthis special issue ofthe Journal of Fluency Disorders is risk assessment as it applies to stuttering. The principle goal was to illustrate the range of research topics and procedures that can be used to examine risk factors related to the origin and perseverance of stuttering. Risk assessment in general employs formal procedures that use statistical instruments that have been assessed for reliability and validity and specifies how these procedures are used for screening, interpretation, counseling and treatmen...